Seismic Earth Pressure on Retaining Structures
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 9
Abstract
A simple kinematic method to predict the seismic earth pressure against retaining structures is developed. The fundamental solution to the free-field seismic response considering nonlinear, plastic behavior of soil is included in the retaining wall analysis for the first time. Perturbation to the free-field response caused by soil-structure interaction effects for different types of wall movement is considered. Results from this kinematic method are compared with those obtained from finite-element analysis and observed from laboratory shaking table tests performed on model retaining walls.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 9 • September 1999
Pages: 771 - 778
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Received: Sep 21, 1998
Published online: Sep 1, 1999
Published in print: Sep 1999
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