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Abstract This paper outlines key elements and the main findings for seismic design of geotechnical structures, i.e. earth retaining systems as well as natural and man-made slopes, and provides an unabridged roadmap for a streamlined design following the principles of value engineering and performance based…

The current practice in New Zealand for seismic design of shallow foundations is to ensure the LRFD inequality is satisfied, meaning not all of the available bearing strength is mobilised. However, the occurrence of bearing failure may be acceptable, provided the resulting permanent displacements are also…