pseudo dynamic analysis of reinforced soil wall system

during an earthquake significant damage can result due to instability of the soil in the area affected by internal seismic waves. Numerous pseudo-static methods are available for assessing the seismic stability of reinforced soil walls . These methods consider the dynamic effects of earthquake loading by adding a pseudo static seismic earth pressure component to the static earth prissure force : and so can not consider the effects of time or of body waves traveling through the wall.

Keywords:

retaining walls , pseudo dynamic , seismic stability , reinforcement , safety factor