Earthquakes, as one of the well-known natural disasters, are highly destructive and unpredictable.Foundation failure due to liquefaction induced by earthquakes can cause casualties as well as significantdamage to the building itself. Fabric anisotropy of soil grains is considered to be an important factor indynamic soil response based on previous researches and laboratory tests. However, the limited availabilityof real physical data makes it less persuasive. In this study, a shake table installed on ageotechnical centrifuge is used to provide the designed seismic motions, and therefore, to simulate therealistic earthquake motion to foundations. Important parameters in the responses such as acceleration,excess pore pressure and deformation are evaluated to investigate the influence. Implications for designare also discussed. 2015 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Production and hosting byElsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Earthquakes, as one of the well-known natural disasters, are highly destructive and unpredictable.Foundation failure due to liquefaction induced by earthquakes can cause casualties as well as significantdamage to the building itself. Fabric anisotropy of soil grains is considered to be an important factor indynamic soil response based on previous researches and laboratory tests. However, the limited availabilityof real physical data makes it less persuasive. In this study, a shake table installed on ageotechnical centrifuge is used to provide the designed seismic motions, and therefore, to simulate therealistic earthquake motion to foundations. Important parameters in the responses such as acceleration,excess pore pressure and deformation are evaluated to investigate the influence. Implications for designare also discussed. 2015 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Production and hosting byElsevier B.V. All rights reserved.