seismic design of abutments in zone 3
 

seismic design of abutments in zone 3
greetings,
seeking guidance for the design of referenced item, determining the lateral load due to the soil on abutment,
thanks
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abutments when used with bridges are designed to seismic performance categories a, b, c or d with d being the highest.
having stated that, then you should be using aashto for bridge abutments and if so, you'll find the mononabe-okabe analysis for the soil pressure acting on your abutment.
other references that deal with this subject are
soil dynamics - shamsher prakash
foundation engineering - braja das
foundation engineering - joseph bowles