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SEISMIC COMPONENT OF BACK FILL :

SEISMIC LONGITUDINAL : Earth Fill


Longitudinal seismic coefficent AhL = 0.1944
Total weight of earthfill = 170.1 Tonne

Seismic Component = 33.1 Tonne


Lever arm above base slab = 3.3 m
Moment about T-T axis MTT = 108.1 Tm

SEISMIC TRANSVERSE :
Horizontal seismic coefficent AhT = 0.1944
Total weight of earthfill = 170.1 Tonne

Seismic Component = 33.1 Tonne


Lever arm above base slab = 3.3 m
Moment about LL axis MLL = 108.1 Tm

SEISMIC VERTICAL :
Horizontal seismic coefficent Av = 0.1296
Total weight of earthfill = 170.1 Tonne

Seismic Component = 22.0 Tonne


Lever arm from toe = -1.6 m
Moment about T-T axis MTT = -35.4 Tm

Summery of Earthfill seismic component :


At Fixed End V HL HT MLL MTT
T T T Tm Tm
Seismic Longitudinal 33.1 108.1

Seismic Transverse 33.1 108.1

Seismic Vertical 22.0 -35.4

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