Reduction of lateral forces in retaining walls by controlled yielding

Report 242

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Current

Supplement

Civil & Structural Supplement

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Report

Abstract

Reviews work carried out into the development of a wall yielding technique in which controlled movements are imposed on the internal boundaries of retaining structures to reduce the lateral forces acting upon them. The experimental studies involved investigations of the behaviour of both model and large scale reinforced soil and conventional retaining walls.

Author

Murray, R. T. and Farrar, D. M.

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Publisher History

The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) is an internationally recognised organisation providing research, consultancy, testing and certification for all aspects of transport.


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