Seismic Design of Gravity Retaining Walls:  Tilting
{'Code': '07030000', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Clifford J. Astill'}
The primary objective of this research is to develop a verified method          of estimating the earthquake damage caused by permanent displacements           and distortions in retaining structures.  Verification tests will be            made in a geotechnical centrifuge.  This research will advance the              state-of-the-art of geotechnical centrifuge testing methods for                 earthquake hazard mitigation.  This study modifies the basic                    geotechnical stability of retaining structures to analyze tilting and           permanent deformations.  The non-linear soil structure interaction              phenomena developed from this analysis will be tested with                      appropriately designed dynamic experiments in a small geotechnical              centrifuge.  Confirmation tests will then be performed in a large               centrifuge.  The results will be valuable in advancing the                      state-of-the-art of geotechnical centrifuge testing methods.
{'FirstName': 'Robert', 'LastName': 'Whitman', 'EmailAddress': None, 'StartDate': '08/15/1985', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
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