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A Review of seismic design methods for reinforced soil walls and slopes

Nova-Roessig, Lili M.; Sitar, Nicholas

UCB/GT-95-06a, University of California, Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering, 1996-04, PDF (4.3 MB)

Because experimental studies and some field observations suggest that working stress analyses are conservative for seismic design, this report provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in seismic design of reinforced soil walls and slopes.

Available online: http://library.eerc.berkeley.edu/documents/GEOTECH/UCB-GT-95-06a.pdf