Recent work using the OpenSees finite element software to model the response of gravity retaining walls to Ricker wavelets is presented. The behaviour of the wall system during earthquake loading is controlled by the capacity of the shallow foundation supporting the wall. OpenSees is used to verify our contention that the primary mode of failure is one of rotational deformation rather than horizontal sliding.
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