A review of experimental studies of seismic behavior of reinforced soil structures

摘要

The seismic design of reinforced soil slopes and walls ahs received considerable increased attention in recent years. Experimental studies have formed an essential basis for verifying the expected performance of these structures. A review of published information shows a wealth of available experimental and field data. In general, these data suggest that reinforced soil structures are quite fiexible and deformabel. More importantly, they appear to be very resilient and do not tend to fail catastrophically even under the most extreme conditions.