Pseudo-static seismic analysis of reinforced soil wall-Effect of oblique displacement

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 393-403

  Narasimha Reddy, G V ^a   Madhav, M R ^a   Saibaba Reddy, E ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Factor of safety; Horizontal slice method; Oblique transverse force displacement; Pseudo static seismic stability; Reinforced soil wall

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENT DAMS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; PILES; QUAY WALLS; SAFETY FACTOR; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOILS; STATIC ANALYSIS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AXIAL RESISTANCE; DESIGN PROCEDURES; FACTOR OF SAFETY; FAILURE PLANE; HORIZONTAL SLICE METHOD; OBLIQUE/TRANSVERSE FORCE/DISPLACEMENT; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PSEUDO-STATIC; PSEUDO-STATIC SEISMIC STABILITY; PULL-OUT RESISTANCE; REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURES; REINFORCED SOIL WALL; REINFORCED SOIL WALLS; REINFORCED SOILS; REINFORCEMENT LAYERS; RESIDUAL SHEAR STRENGTH; SEISMIC EVENTS; SEISMIC FORCES; SEISMIC STABILITY; SLIDING MASSES;

REINFORCEMENT;

BACKFILL; REINFORCED EARTH; SEISMIC METHOD; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN; SHEAR PROPERTY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STABILITY;

EID: 50049107063     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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