Design of retaining walls for seismic forces
ASCE 7-05 under section 15.6,1 stated that the lateral load due to earthquake be determined and it also referred to section 11.8.3 of ASCE 7-05 for requiring a soils report .
Section 11.8.3 subsequently mandates that for seismic design categories D through F the geotechnical report is required for determination of lateral pressures on retaining walls due to earthquake motion.
2 question have arsine:
1. good and simple examples for engineers to use for design of retaining walls for seismic forces
2. required soil report for every retaining wall
Your input is appreciated