Seismic behavior of retaining walls: a critical review of analytical and field performance studies

SA Khan, M Karray, P Paultre - Geotechnics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the abundance and importance of earth retention structures, the problem of seismic
earth pressure has attracted not only the research community but also industry and …

Examining dynamic soil pressures and the effectiveness of different pile structures inside reinforced slopes using shaking table tests

N Ma, H Wu, H Ma, X Wu, G Wang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2019 - Elsevier
To study the distribution and variation of dynamic soil pressures in reinforced soil slopes and
the effectiveness of different stabilizing structure types, we conducted a series of shaking …

Investigation of seismic response of cantilever retaining walls: Limit analysis vs shaking table testing

P Kloukinas, AS di Santolo, A Penna, M Dietz… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The earthquake response of cantilever retaining walls is explored by means of theoretical
analyses and shaking table testing conducted at University of Bristol (EERC-EQUALS). The …

Semianalytical solution for earth pressure of narrow granular backfill with a log-spiral failure surface behind retaining walls under translational mode

MG Li, H Chen, JJ Chen, T Lin - International Journal of …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
A novel semianalytical method is proposed to estimate the earth pressure exerted on rigid
retaining walls supporting a narrow granular backfill in this study, which is based on the …

Static and seismic earth pressure coefficients for vertical walls with horizontal backfill

K Krabbenhoft - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The seismic earth pressure problem is considered for the special case of a vertical wall with
horizontal backfill. Using upper and lower bound finite element limit analysis, earth pressure …

[HTML][HTML] A modified logarithmic spiral method for determining passive earth pressure

S Liu, Y Xia, L Liang - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a modified logarithmic spiral method is proposed to determine the passive
earth pressure and failure surface of cohesionless sloping backfill, with presence of wall …

Shake table lateral earth pressure testing with dense c-ϕ backfill

P Wilson, A Elgamal - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Dynamic lateral earth pressure is recorded during ten shake table testing events. In these
tests, peak input acceleration at the base of the retaining wall varied in the wide range of …

Use of rubberised backfills for improving the seismic response of integral abutment bridges

S Argyroudis, A Palaiochorinou, S Mitoulis… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2016 - Springer
Reuse of the 1.5 billion waste tyres that are produced annually is a one of the major
worldwide challenges, as waste tyres are toxic and cause pollution to the environment. In …

Seismic passive earth resistance in submerged soils using modified pseudo-dynamic method with curved rupture surface

BG Rajesh, D Choudhury - Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The sparsity of examination of seismic passive earth pressure acting on retaining wall
holding soil backfill with full submergence, which is more common in waterfront areas, can …

Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure of inclined rigid retaining wall considering soil arching effect

A Pain, Q Chen, S Nimbalkar, Y Zhou - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure is an important topic of research in
geotechnical engineering. In this study seismic passive pressure on an inclined rigid …