Research Article

Damage Index Analysis of Retaining Wall Structures Based on the Impulse Response Function and Virtual Impulse Response Function

Table 1

Accidents due to retaining walls collapse.

TimePlaceConsequenceCause

2012Shenwu city of Fujian province, ChinaDestroyed many housesDamages were not found or repaired timely
2013Shouyang city of Shanxi province, China12 deaths and 7 injuriesDamages were not paid much attention to even after detecting them
2014Qingdao city of Shandong province, China18 deaths and several injuresDamages caused by rainfall caused the collapse of the wall
2015Lanling city of Shandong province, China10 deaths and 3 injuresConstruction quality faults caused the collapse of the wall
2016Quanzhou city of Fujian province, China2 deaths and 6 injuresRainfall and construction quality faults caused the collapse of the wall
2017Chizhou city of Anhui province, China2 deathsConstruction quality faults caused the collapse of the wall
2018Baoding city of Hebei province, China2 deaths and 3 injuresConstruction quality faults caused the collapse of the wall
2019Bijie city of Guizhou province, China5 deathsConstruction quality faults caused the collapse of the wall
2020Jincheng city of Shanxi province, China3 deathsRainfall and construction quality faults caused the collapse of the wall