Rotation of large gravity walls on rigid foundations under seismic loading

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 60, 1996, Pages 38-56

  Steedman, R S ^a   Zeng, X ^b  

^a Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FOUNDATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELASTIC RECOVERABLE ELEMENT; NEWMARK APPROACH;

RETAINING WALLS;

EID: 0030408568     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784402061.004     Document Type: Article

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