Modeling and Seismic Response Analysis of a Reclaimed Artificial Ground

Compared with natural grounds formed by sedimentation over many years, reclaimed artificial grounds are often weak. In this work, modeling of a reclaimed offshore artificial ground and its seismic response analysis were carried out, and the vulnerability of the weak reclaimed layers to seismic activity is pointed out. This study was carried out using a soil-water coupled finite deformation analysis program GEOASIA incorporating an elasto-plastic constitutive model (the SYS Cam-clay model). This model is capable of describing, within a single framework, the behaviors of sands, clays, and intermediate soils consisting of sand/clay mixtures through their soil skeleton structures (structure, overconsolidation, anisotropy) and its works. In reclaimed sand, lateral flow and upward lifting of lightweight underground structures occur because of liquefaction during an earthquake. In reclaimed clay, long-term settlement, which continues for several years after the earthquake, occurs.