Seismic Passive Earth Pressure Behind Non-vertical Retaining Wall Using Pseudo-dynamic Analysis

This paper shows a detailed study on the seismic passive earth pressure behind a non-vertical cantilever retaining wall using pseudo-dynamic analysis. A planar failure surface has been considered behind the retaining wall. The effects of soil friction angle, wall inclination, wall friction angle, horizontal and vertical earthquake acceleration on the passive earth pressure have been explored. Unlike the Mononobe–Okabe method, which incorporates pseudo-static analysis, the present analysis predicts a nonlinear variation of passive earth pressure along the wall. The results have been thoroughly compared with the existing values in the literature. (A)

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• Authors:
  • GHOSH, P
• Publication Date: 2007-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 693-703
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0960-3182
  • EISSN: 1573-1529
  • Serial URL: https://www.springer.com/journal/10706

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Angularity; Earth pressure; Failure; Friction; Retaining walls; Seismicity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Angles; Passive earth pressure
• ITRD Terms: 6427: Angle; 5727: Earth pressure (passive); 5520: Failure; 5452: Friction; 3359: Retaining wall; 5731: Seismic
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I42: Soil Mechanics; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01087571
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 29 2008 10:55AM