Three-dimensional finite element analysis of embeded retaining walls supported by discontinuous earth berms
Gourvenec, S.M. and Powrie, W. (2000) Three-dimensional finite element analysis of embeded retaining walls supported by discontinuous earth berms. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 37, (5), 1062-77. (doi:10.1139/cgj-37-5-1062).
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Description/Abstract
A series of three-dimensional finite element analyses has been carried out to investigate the effect of the removal of sections of an earth berm supporting an embedded retaining wall. For the particular wall-berm geometry and ground conditions considered in these analyses, relationships between the wall movement, the length of berm section removed, the spacing between successive unsupported sections, and the time elapsed following excavation are presented and discussed. The analyses show that, for a given elapsed time, wall movements are proportional to the length of the excavated berm section provided that the unsupported sections are sufficiently widely spaced. If the spacing between unsupported sections is reduced below some critical value, wall movements then depend on both the length of and distance between the excavated berm sections.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0017-9310 (print) 1879-2189 (electronic) |
| Keywords: | finite element analyses, diaphragm walls, earth berms, construction sequence, three-dimensional effects |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 75054 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:58 |
| Contributors: | Gourvenec, S.M. (Author) Powrie, W. (Author) |
| Date: | October 2000 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/75054 |
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