Abstract: Previous work on the seismic behavior of retaining walls is briefly reviewed, and in particular, the Mononobe‐Okabe analysis for the limiting passive resistance is discussed. A test series is described that considers passive ...

Abstract: Free‐field limit analysis of a homogeneous layer of dry soil excited by uniform horizontal and vertical acceleration components leads to simple equations describing various stages of inertial shear fluidization. Orientations ...

Abstract: Field and laboratory observations of seismic settlements of shallow foundations on granular soils that are not attributable to changes in density or liquefaction are explained in terms of seismic degradation of bearing ...