Effects of Strain Localization on Seismic Active Earth Pressures
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Abstract
An improved method based on pseudostatic and limit-equilibrium analysis is proposed for evaluating seismic (static plus dynamic) active earth pressures induced by backfill behind movable rigid retaining walls. The proposed method can take into account the effects of strain localization and postpeak shear resistance reduction in the dense backfill soil during a strong earthquake, and the main improvement over the existing method is that a simple analytical solution is provided.
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Acknowledgments
The writers wish to acknowledge the science fund for doctoral program of university from the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. UNSPECIFIED20070003086) and National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No. UNSPECIFIED2007CB714108) for their financial support.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 7 • July 2010
Pages: 999 - 1003
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Received: Jul 21, 2008
Accepted: Nov 13, 2009
Published online: Nov 23, 2009
Published in print: Jul 2010
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