Seismic effects on the design of geosynthetic-reinforced earth retaining structures
Publisher: Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Subjects: REINFORCEMENT (STRUCTURES); REINFORCING MATERIALS; RETAINING WALLS
Description: For the purposes of this paper, the study will be limited to developing a design method for earth retaining      structures that have been reinforced with geosynthetics and are subjected to cyclic motion such as that      caused by earthquakes. It will examine some case studies of the performance of geosynthetic reinforced earth      retaining structures (GSRW) and review some time tested concepts dealing with both geosynthetics and      seismic earth pressures. Finally, this paper will mesh the various concepts together to form a step-by- step      procedure for designing one type of earth retaining structure and compare the results to an equivalent      concrete cantilever retaining wall.
Notes: AD-A350 982.

Thesis (Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering) Old Dominion University, July 1998

Includes bibliographical references (p.  53-54).

dk/dk cc:9116 8/13/98.