SEISMICALLY INDUCED MOVEMENT OF RETAINING WALLS

In recent years, new seismic design methods for gravity retaining walls, based on the earthquake-induced permanent displacement of the wall, have been proposed. These methods generally ignore the effects of ground motion amplification in the backfill on the seismic behavior of the wall. In the present paper, results obtained with a finite element model capable of taking into account the amplification of ground motion in the backfill, while computing permanent distortions, are presented. Implications of these results for design are also considered.

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  Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

  P.O. Box 40 Tasen
  Oslo 8,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • Nadim, F
  • Whitman, R V
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Publication
  • Issue Number: 155
  • Publisher: Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
  • ISSN: 0078-1193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfilling; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Finite element method; Gravity structures; Mathematical models; Retaining walls; Seismicity; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Seismic response
• Old TRIS Terms: Backfills; Gravity retaining walls
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450007
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:55PM