Seismic motion response and fragility analyses of cantilever retaining walls with cohesive backfill |
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Authors: | Siavash Zamiran Abdolreza Osouli |
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Affiliation: | 1. Marino Engineering Associates, Inc., 1370 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63117, USA;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 61 Circle Dr., Edwardsville, IL 62026-1800, USA |
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Abstract: | The seismic motion response of a cantilever retaining wall with cohesive and cohesionless backfill materials was evaluated using fully dynamic analysis based on finite difference method. The dynamic analysis was validated based on experimental test results and then compared to analytical and empirical correlations based on Newmark sliding block method. Seven different earthquake events and the backfills with low to high levels of cohesion were considered. Nonlinear regression analyses were carried out to provide correlations between free-field peak ground acceleration (PGA) and maximum relative displacement of the retaining wall. These results were compared to results from empirical and analytical methods. Furthermore, fragility analyses were conducted to determine the probability of damage to the retaining wall for different free-field PGAs and backfill cohesions. It is demonstrated to what extent a small amount of cohesion in backfill material can influence displacement of the retaining wall and probability of damage in seismic conditions. |
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Keywords: | Retaining wall Dynamic analysis Fragility analysis FLAC Backfill cohesion Newmark sliding block method |
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