It is significant for the reliability assessment of retaining wall to analyze the displacement and earth pressure induced by earthquake. Based on the pseudo dynamic method

a new model is proposed to compute the active earth pressure. The proposed model considers time effects

phase difference of wave spread

overload friction on the back of retaining wall

cohesion and internal frictional angle of backfill soil. Then

the active earth pressure

distribution pattern and height of action point are obtained. Meanwhile

taking the seismic response of retaining wall

the rotational displacement about the toe of retaining wall is determined. Comparison between the Mononobe-Okabe method and present model is carried out. The results show that the active earth pressure obtained by present model is similar to the Mononobe-Okabe method. But the height of action point obtained by Mononobe-Okabe method is lower than present model; this revealed that seismic engineering design by using Mononobe-Okabe method may be led to risk. Finally

the dependence of the rotational displacement of retaining wall on the seismic coefficients

friction on the back of retaining wall

surcharge

time effect

cohesion and internal friction angle of backfill soil are discussed by case studies.