Seismic-induced permanent displacement of geosynthetic-reinforced segmental retaining walls

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 937-955

  Cai, Z ^a   Bathurst, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Displacement methods; Geosynthetics; Newmark; Segmental retaining walls; Seismic; Sliding block

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOUNDATIONS; GEOTEXTILES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE PRESSURE; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DISPLACEMENT; DISPLACEMENT METHODS; EMPIRICAL METHODS; GEOSYNTHETICS; MONONOBE-OKABE EARTH PRESSURE THEORY; PSEUDOSTATIC METHOD; SEGMENTAL RETAINING WALLS; SEISMIC; SLIDING MECHANISMS;

RETAINING WALLS;

DISPLACEMENT; GEOSYNTHETIC; RETAINING WALL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SLIDING BLOCK;

EID: 0030439707     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-123     Document Type: Article

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