Development of a Validated Methodology for Seismic Analysis and Design of Standard and Pile Supported Retaining Walls

Existing California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) design procedures for retaining walls are force-based. Preliminary studies using land and resistance factor design (LRFD)-based design procedures suggest this approach may be overly conservative. In addition, the current design method does not provide guidelines for pile-supported walls. Therefore, new analysis and design procedures are needed, which should be displacement-based. The analysis models/methods should be validated with existing experimental (laboratory, field, and centrifuge) data sets, and verified against detailed three-dimensional finite element models. They also should be readily applicable to Caltrans practice.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819
• Project Managers:

  Lee, Peter

• Performing Organizations:

  UCLA

  ,    

  University of California, Los Angeles

  Los Angeles, CA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Taciroglu, Ertugrul

• Start Date: 20150201
• Expected Completion Date: 20180531
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design practices; Earthquake resistant design; Finite element method; Load and resistance factor design; Retaining walls; Seismicity; Support piles; Validation
• Identifier Terms: California Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01620559
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 4 2017 10:54AM