ABSTRACT
The sliding block concept has found several applications in geotechnical earthquake engineering. The concept was proposed by Newmark (1965) and Whitman (Marcuson, 1995). A brief review of recent applications of sliding block is given by Ling (2001). This chapter gives an overview of the application to geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall and waste containment liner. In both cases, direct sliding mode of failure was considered. The equations to determine seismic factor of safety, yield acceleration, and permanent displacement are presented. The set of equations for seismic design degenerates to those of static conditions when seismic coefficients are assumed as zero.
