Analysis of Retaining Walls by Numerical Methods - A Literature Review
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Present scenario of the engineering practice is indulged in the search of highly developed methods to judge the earth's retaining walls under seismic conditions which are mostly empirical and based on experience rather than the theories. Understanding the nature of earth retaining structures in unstable events caused by natural phenomena is one of the oldest problems in geotechnical engineering. The destructive effects of earthquakes make the problem more crucial. Despite of the numerous in depth research and vast studies over the
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