Abstract
The present study aims at revealing mechanical behavior of anisotropic ground beneath a structure subjected to cyclic loading. In particular, effect of fabric anisotropy on cyclic strength-lateral flow deformation behavior was investigated by using the soil box apparatus. For example, dependence of fabric anisotropy of the ground on deformation direction was evaluated quantitatively. Test results showed that deformation direction in the ground-structure system depended strongly on the depositional condition of the ground and developed in the direction of bedding plane where the relative angle δ=45°-φ/2-ψ became the smallest in the ground.
