SEISMIC RESPONSE OF RETAINING WALLS AND A BRIEF SURVEY OF SOIL--STRUCTURE INTERACTION

The first part of this paper gives a brief account of work being done at Canterbury University on the seismic behaviour of retaining walls. The approach taken recognises that during strong earthquakes most freestanding walls will move bodily. Even when it is possible to design a wall against permanent displacement, it is unlikely to be economical to do so. This suggests that wall displacement should be the prime design criterion. By including the effect of wall inertia, the amount of displacement can be calculated; because of the short duration of acceleration peaks, displacements are generally small and depend on properties of wall, soil, and ground motions. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Roads Board, New Zealand

  P.O. Box 12-041
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Authors:
  • Berrill, JJB
  • Elms, D G
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 57-63
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Asociacion Espanola de la Carretera
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Dislocation (Geology); Earthquakes; Inertia (Mechanics); Retaining walls; Seismicity; Soil structure interaction; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Seismic response
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315363
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 11 1980 12:00AM