SEISMIC DESIGN OF RETAINING WALLS.

Keywords: GIBB, WALLS, RETAINING, SEISMIC, DESIGN, BEHAVIOUR, EARTHQUAKES, PERFORMANCE, DISPLACEMENT, METHODS, CAISSONS, DAMAGE, MODELS, LOADS, PORTS, QUAYS, PSEUDO STATIC, AMPLIFICATION, SOFTENING, FILL, BACKFILL, MOVEMENT, LOADING, EARTH, PRESSURE, HYDRODYNAMICS, FORCES, ROCKING, ELASTIC, FLEXIBILITY, SOILS, DEGRADATION, STRENGTH, STIFFNESS, DISTRIBUTION, DYNAMICS, KOBE, HYOGO KEN NAMBU, JAPAN, ASIA