Passive Pressure During Seismic Loading
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 4
Abstract
The results of a parametric study (based on a Mononobe-Okabe analysis) of passive earth pressure resistance of cohesionless soils under dynamic loading are presented. Since passive resistance decreases with increasing ground acceleration while the failure zone increases in size, retaining structures designed for static loading conditions may prove to be inadequate under seismic loading. The mathematical equivalence of the active and passive earth pressure problems is demonstrated and a number of ambiguities (surrounding the passive earth pressure problem) in the literature are resolved.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 4 • April 1986
Pages: 479 - 483
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: Apr 1, 1986
Published in print: Apr 1986
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