Calculating the maximum pressure on the diaphragm wall subjected to seismic loading accounting for geotechnical conditions of Vietnam

Abstract

The Russian standards have not provided a method for calculating the pressure on the diaphragm wall under seismic impacts. Vietnamese geotechnical standards use the approach outlined in Eurocode-8. In this study, an empirical and analytical method for determining the maximum pressure on the diaphragm wall for typical types of engineering and geological conditions in Vietnam are proposed based on the pseudo-static method and numerical studies. The results are compared with the values obtained from PLAXIS-2D program, showing a good agreement.