A STUDY ON THE OPTIMAL DESIGN FOR OPEN TYPE WHARVES ON VERTICAL PILES CONSIDERING THE BENDING MOMENT GENERATED BY THE GROUND DEFORMATION

Abstract

  Two-dimensional earthquake response analysis is the standard checking method for seismic performance of open-type wharves against Level-two earthquake ground motion. As iterative calculation is necessary until the appropriate wharf profile is obtained, it is very important to assume an adequate initial wharf profile before conducting the two-dimensional earthquake response analysis. This study proposes the optimal setting method of initial wharf profile for two-dimensional earthquake response analysis in the case that the influence of the bending moment of piles generated by the ground deformation is large.