2006 Volume 62 Issue 4 Pages 767-779
At present, a safety factor obtained from the equilibrium equation of acting forces is used to estimate seismic stability of a retaining wall. It isn’t, however practical to apply it to huge earthquakes which seldom occur. Therefore, rational design method based on the prediction of the displacements of the retaining wall subjected to such earthquakes is required.
In this research, a series of dynamic centrifuge tests on the reinforced retaining walls with anchors has been conducted to examine the influence of the wall rigidity on the seismic stability of the retaining wall. In addition, the analysis using sliding blocks has been done to predict the deformation of the walls. As a result, it was concluded that the deformation modes of the wall was influenced by the wall rigidity and the results of the analysis corresponded well to those of the experiments.
