Behaviour of drystone retaining structures
Behaviour of drystone retaining structures
Drystone walling is an ancient form of wall construction, used worldwide wherever there is an abundance of raw building materials. However, very little research has been conducted on these structures, making their analysis difficult. As part of an ongoing investigation, four full-scale drystone retaining walls were built and tested to failure in a bespoke outdoor test laboratory. Through the course of the testing, the distinctive bulge patterns that are found in many in situ walls were successfully recreated. This paper describes the set-up of the test laboratory and instrumentation used, in addition to the proceedings of each wall test. Initial findings of the project tests and a discussion regarding the underlying reasons behind bulging in drystone walls are presented.
Brickwork and masonry, Geotechnical engineering, Retaining walls
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Mundell, Chris
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McCombie, Paul
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Heath, Andrew
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Harkness, John
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Walker, Peter
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1 February 2010
Mundell, Chris
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McCombie, Paul
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Heath, Andrew
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Harkness, John
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Walker, Peter
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Mundell, Chris, McCombie, Paul, Heath, Andrew, Harkness, John and Walker, Peter
(2010)
Behaviour of drystone retaining structures.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, 163 (1), .
(doi:10.1680/stbu.2009.163.1.3).
Abstract
Drystone walling is an ancient form of wall construction, used worldwide wherever there is an abundance of raw building materials. However, very little research has been conducted on these structures, making their analysis difficult. As part of an ongoing investigation, four full-scale drystone retaining walls were built and tested to failure in a bespoke outdoor test laboratory. Through the course of the testing, the distinctive bulge patterns that are found in many in situ walls were successfully recreated. This paper describes the set-up of the test laboratory and instrumentation used, in addition to the proceedings of each wall test. Initial findings of the project tests and a discussion regarding the underlying reasons behind bulging in drystone walls are presented.
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Published date: 1 February 2010
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Brickwork and masonry, Geotechnical engineering, Retaining walls
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/503084
ISSN: 0965-0911
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