SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF GRAVITY RETAINING WALLS

First, the paper shows that in order to use the quasi-static Mononobe-Okabe analysis for the prediction of earthquake dynamic forces on a gravity retaining wall, wall inertia effects must be included. Second, a design procedure is developed in which the designer chooses an acceptable level of wall displacement: he then computes the design wall weight which will restrict displacement in an earthquake to the predetermined level. Wall inertia effects are shown to be of the same order as the dynamic soil thrust, and to be sensitive to vertical acceleration and to base and wall friction. Design recommendations are given which relate to proposed American provisions for seismic zoning. /ASCE/

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Richards Jr, R
  • Elms, D G
• Publication Date: 1979-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 449-464
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 105
  • Issue Number: GT4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design methods; Earth pressure; Earthquakes; Gravity dams; Inertia; Retaining walls; Seismicity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seismic response
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00194281
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 14496
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 11 1979 12:00AM