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Response characteristics and preventions for seismic subsidence of loess in Northwest China

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Seismic subsidence of loess had been verified by microstructure characteristic, dynamic triaxial test and in situ simulation test using blasting vibration. It has gradually become a significant subject in the field of geotechnical earthquake engineering. Loess is widely distributed in China, which typically has a loose honeycomb-type meta-stable structure that is susceptible to a large reduction in total volume or subsidence upon ground motion. Seismic subsidence contributes to various problems to infrastructures that are constructed on loess. This paper provides a review of state-of-the-art work on mechanism, microstructure characteristic and physical mechanics mechanism of the seismic subsidence. Furthermore, the comprehensive explanation, basics and earlier research performed on subsidence amount estimation, seismic subsidence assessment and corresponding preventions of disasters have been presented briefly. The literature review shows that some significant problems, for example, appropriate theoretical basis, multi-variable coupling in assessment, physical processes, mechanical mechanism in estimation, and so on require constant research and development work to overcome the aforementioned factors. Specifically, research on quantitative relation between macro-mechanics and microstructure cannot proceed only from experimental parameters but should establish theoretical connection between them. Further study on seismic subsidence must be developed under the theory of unsaturated soil mechanics. In addition, research on chronological and spatial development law of large-scale seismic subsidence, prediction of subsidence value and anti-seismic analysis of underground structures can be conducted in future.

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This research was supported by the Brainstorm Project on Social Development of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department (No. 2016SF-412), the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges (Nos. 310821172004, 310821153312, 310821165011, 310821173312), the Western Traffic Science and Technology Project (No. 2014 318 J27 210) and National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017YFC0805306).

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Qiu, J., Wang, X., Lai, J. et al. Response characteristics and preventions for seismic subsidence of loess in Northwest China. Nat Hazards 92, 1909–1935 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3272-5

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