Abstract
We have aimed to develop a method to prevent destruction of the earth structures by reverse fault. In this study, we carried out the development of the centrifugal experimental apparatus and a reverse fault simulator by using Granular Element Method to investigate the fundamental knowledge about the deformation behavior of granular media upon the reverse fault. The centrifugal model test and granular element simulations were performed. By the centrifugal model test, we showed some important information, such that the progressive direction of the shear band depends on the confining pressure. Moreover, we showed that the developed reverse fault simulator can reproduce the results of the centrifugal model test. And we showed that it will be able to control artificially the progressive direction of the shear band and the surface displacement by the reverse fault simulation from GEM.
