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Performance of Piled Raft Foundation with Grid-Form Ground Improvement During the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
Akihiko Uchida*, Kiyoshi Yamashita*, and Nobuyuki Odajima**
*Research and Development Institute, Takenaka Corporation, 5-1, 1 Chome, Ohtsuka, Inzai, Chiba 270-1395, Japan
**Building Design Department, Takenaka Corporation, 1-1, 1 Chome, Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-0075, Japan
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