Geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls and slopes – seismic aspects
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Published:2012
R. J. Bathurst, K. Hatami, M. C. Alfaro, 2012. "Geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls and slopes – seismic aspects", Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering: Geosynthetics and their applications, Sanjay Kumar Shukla
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Introduction
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Material properties under dynamic loading
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Seismic analysis and the design of walls and slopes
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Physical testing of model walls and slopes
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Seismic buffers
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Observed performance of reinforced soil walls and slopes during earthquakes
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Summary of main points
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Some common questions and their answers
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The design and analysis of geosynthetic-reinforced walls, embankments and slopes are presented earlier in this book for structures under static loading conditions. This chapter focuses on the seismic aspects of these structures. It describes the properties and behaviour of cohesionless soils, geosynthetic reinforcement and facing components under dynamic and cyclic loading, and summarises the important features of current analytical and numerical methods for the seismic analysis and design of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls and slopes. The observed performance of reinforced soil walls and slopes during earthquakes is also presented.
