A Simplified Procedure to Evaluate Earthquake-Induced Residual Displacements of Conventional Type Retaining Walls

Simplified Procedure to Evaluate Earthquake-induced Residual Displacement of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls

Based on a series of shaking table model tests, it was found that the eŠects of 1) subsoil and backˆll deformation, 2) failure plane formation in backˆll, and 3) pullout resistance mobilized by the reinforcements on the seismic behaviors of the geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls (GRS walls) were signiˆcant. These eŠects cannot be taken into account in the conventional pseudo-static ba...

Simplified Procedures for Estimating Earthquake- Induced Deviatoric Slope Displacements

Simplified procedures are commonly employed to estimate seismic displacements of earth and waste fills. The landmark work of Makdisi and Seed (1978) has been widely adopted in practice. Although this work is widely used, it has a number of significant limitations such as decoupling the sliding block analysis from the seismic response analysis, use of a limited number of recorded earthquake moti...

Investigation of Inclined Retaining Walls (Located on Slopes) Performance against Static and Earthquake Loads

Investigation of Inclined Retaining Walls (Located on Slopes) Performance against Static and Earthquake Loads

Reducing the Forces Caused by Earthquake on Retaining Walls Using Granulated Rubber-Soil Mixture

In recent years, various studies have been undertaken on how to use waste materials in civil engineering projects. Among waste materials, waste rubber has been highlighted to be used for different purposes such as reinforcing of soil and making of reinforced slopes. To investigate the properties of granulated rubber-soil mixture and its application in making of slopes behind retaining walls, so...