This paper presents the results of shaking table tests on rigid faced reinforced soil retaining walls. Construction of model retaining walls in the laminar box mounted on shaking table, instrumentation and results of model tests are discussed in detail. The reinforcement materials of different tensile strength are used in different model tests. It is observed from these tests that the horizontal face displacement response of the rigid faced retaining walls is significantly affected by the inclusion of reinforcement. Even low strength polymer reinforcement is found to be efficient in significantly reducing the face deformations. However, acceleration amplifications are observed to be less affected by reinforcement parameters.
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