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Closed-Form Solution for Seismic Earth Pressure on Bilinear Retaining Wall Using Method of Characteristics

Publication Type : Journal Article

Source : Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Volume 25, Number 6, p.1171-1190 (2021)

Url : https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2019.1570880

Campus : Coimbatore

School : School of Engineering

Department : Civil

Year : 2021

Abstract : This paper presents a simplified mathematical formulation for a set of closed-form solutions to compute static and seismic active and passive earth pressure on a retaining wall with bilinear backface. The concept of the method of stress characteristics in the framework of hyperbolic partial differential equations has been employed for the intended purpose. The advantage of varying the wall geometry for obtaining an economical design is briefly discussed. This mathematically robust but elementary procedure may be useful as a predecessor for obtaining an efficient and economical design of a retaining wall to palliate the earthquake damage.

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Santhoshkumar G. and Ghosh, P., “Closed-Form Solution for Seismic Earth Pressure on Bilinear Retaining Wall Using Method of Characteristics”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, vol. 25, pp. 1171-1190, 2021.

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