A STUDY ON A SIMPLE EVALUATION METHOD OF SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF PILE SUPPORTED WHARF CONSIDERING THE EFFECT OF THE GROUND DEFORMATION

Abstract

 This study aims at proposing a simple evaluation method of seismic performance of pile pier supported wharf considering the effect of the ground deformation. The proposed method is based on a frame analysis referring the pile deformation evaluated by the two-dimensional earthquake response analysis. Estimated bending moment generated in piles by the proposed method was compared with that by the two-dimensional finite element earthquake response analysis and the applicability of the proposed method was discussed.