1. Introduction An overview of seismic design of foundations described in the literature
and the allowable unit stress of piles and others under Notification No. 1113 are presented in Sections 2 to 5. In Section 6, the fundamentals and issues related to the design of foundations to withstand a great earthquake are described. Finally, in Section 7, the characteristics of overseas legal provisions concerning the seismic design of foundations are outlined and comparisons are made with Building Standard Law of Japan (BSLJ).
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