The Behaviour of a Man-Made Island During the Great Hanshin Earthquake, Japan

Yasuo Tanaka

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 1997, vol. 16, issue 2, 267-285

Abstract: This paper describes the behaviour of Port Island in Kobe city during and after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 17 January 1995. The island is near the city centre and was constructed on the soft seabed in Kobe Port. A vertical array of four seismometers and pore water pressure sensors recorded the response of the ground during and after the earthquake. This study shows how the stiffness of the ground dropped and recovered during and after the earthquake. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997

Keywords: man-made island; seismic response; seabed ground; soil dynamics; pore water pressure; liquefaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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