Seismic behaviour of flexible retaining systems subjected to short-duration moderately strong excitation

Gazetas, G; Psarropoulos, PN; Anastasopoulos, I; Gerolymos, N

dc.contributor.author	Gazetas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarropoulos, PN	en
dc.contributor.author	Anastasopoulos, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Gerolymos, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:21:22Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:21:22Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	0267-7261	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16211
dc.subject	Anchored walls	en
dc.subject	Piled walls	en
dc.subject	Reinforced-concrete walls	en
dc.subject	Reinforced-soil walls	en
dc.subject	Retaining walls	en
dc.subject	Seismic behaviour	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Geological	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Concretes	en
dc.subject.other	Finite element method	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Seismology	en
dc.subject.other	Dynamic earth pressure	en
dc.subject.other	Flexible retaining systems	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	earthquake engineering	en
dc.subject.other	finite element method	en
dc.subject.other	ground motion	en
dc.subject.other	reinforced concrete	en
dc.subject.other	retaining wall	en
dc.subject.other	seismic response	en
dc.title	Seismic behaviour of flexible retaining systems subjected to short-duration moderately strong excitation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.soildyn.2004.02.005	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2004.02.005	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	Using finite-element modelling, this paper explores the magnitude and distribution of dynamic earth pressures on several types of flexible retaining systems: L-shaped reinforced-concrete walls, piled walls with horizontal or with strongly inclined anchors, and reinforced-soil walls. The utilized base excitation is typical of earthquake motions of either high or moderately low dominant frequencies having a peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 0.40 g and relatively short duration. Linear as well as non-linear (Mohr-Coulomb) soil behaviour is investigated, under dry conditions. The results show that, as the degree of realism in the analysis increases, we can explain the frequently observed satisfactory performance of such retaining systems during strong seismic shaking. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.soildyn.2004.02.005	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000222672300005	en
dc.identifier.volume	24	en
dc.identifier.issue	7	en
dc.identifier.spage	537	en
dc.identifier.epage	550	en