BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED EARTHEN EMBANKMENTS DURING EARTHQUAKES

Reinforced earth is strong in compression as well as tension. It also exibits ductility. As such, it is ideal for earthquake resistant design of embankments. This presentation critically reviews the state of the art on dynamic analysis and experimental investigations on reinforced embankments. It also proposes a methodology for analysis of reinforced embankments subjected to different levels of seismic Excitations