Using finite element nonlinear analysis, the dynamic soil pressure on perimeter retainingwalls of structures is investigated. Nonlinear Drucker Prager failure criterion is used to model the soilbehavior in the near field. The far field soil and the middle structure are assumed to behave as linearelastic materials. The soil-wall interface behavior is modeled incorporating nonlinear interfaceelem...

Abstract: The design of retaining walls requires the complete knowledge of the earth pressure distribution behind the wall. Due to the complex soil-structure effect, the estimation of earth pressure is not an easy task; even in the static case. The problem becomes even more complex for the dynamic (i.e., seismic) analysis and design of retaining walls. Several earth pressure models have been de...

New and existing components of retaining structures are often combined in the width section. When combining design use requirements new structures, synergistic interactions between working conditions require clarification. In conjunction with an actual project, a sheet pile wall consisting is proposed to retain embankment. Indoor model tests were carried out simulate excavation compaction inves...

There is confusion among civil engineers in the United States regarding the applicable design method and the appropriate impact load for sizing the moment slab of roadside barrier systems atop MSE retaining walls. The design method and impact load discussed herein have been used successfully for more than 15 years to size the barrier moment slab and to determine the magnitude of loads applied t...

Few studies have been conducted on polymeric strip and the behavior of soil retaining walls. This paper will present the effect of frequency on the dynamic behavior of reinforced soil retaining walls with polymeric strips. The frequency content describes how the amplitude of a ground motion is distributed among different frequencies. Since the frequency content of an earthquake motion will stro...

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...