Soil-Structure Interaction Phase 3 Feasibility Level Design Full-Scale Retaining Wall Shake Table Testing

This ongoing research will help answer the questions that continue to arise as Reclamation is faced with detailed analysis and modifications of spillways and other earth-retaining structures subjected to significant seismic loading. The objective of this research is a better analytical tool to predict the seismic lateral earth pressures for configurations that include groundwater, cohesion, non-horizontal zone, and compaction/in-place density effects under various ground accelerations. This report represents the conclusion to the third phase (Feasibility Level Design Phase 3) of this research project. The ultimate project purpose is to complete a full scale shake table test of a concrete cantilever retaining wall.