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  • Title: Differential settlement between bridge abutment and backfill, Niigata, Japan
  • Creator(s): Seed, H. Bolton
  • Date: 1964
  • Source: "Soil Stability Problems Caused By Earthquakes" by H. Bolton Seed, University of California, Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics and Bituminous Materials Research Laboratory.
  • Location: ASIA/Eastern Asia/Japan
  • Earthquake: Niigata, Japan earthquake, June 16, 1964 Magnitude: 7.4

Description: Differential movement of several feet occurred between the abutment and the backfill of this railroad bridge after the 1964 Niigata earthquake. Backfill material settled due to compaction of the soil on which it rested, while the abutment was supported on firm materials and experienced less settlement.

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