Numerical study of 3D passive earth pressure on a rigid retaining wall in three displacement modes

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunlin Lu ◽  
Guigui Zhou ◽  
Kebao Shi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Passive Earth Pressure

Evaluation of Seismic Displacement of Quay Walls for the Passive Case Under Earthquake and Tsunami

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongliang Lin ◽  
Mengxi Zhang ◽  
Xinxing Li
Keyword(s):  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Seismic Loading ◽  
Passive Earth Pressure ◽  
Block Method ◽  
Rotational Displacement ◽  
Passive Condition ◽  
Seismic Displacement ◽  
Quay Wall ◽  
Seismic Forces

Prediction of the seismic rotational displacements of retaining wall under passive condition is an important aspect of design in earthquake prone region. In this paper, a rotating block method is developed to calculate the rotational displacements of quay walls based on rigid foundations under seismic loading and tsunami for the passive earth pressure condition. The proposed method considers the combined effect of the seismic forces, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces and tsunami force acting on the quay wall. Variations of different parameters involved in the analysis suggest sensitiveness of the rotational displacement and provides a better guideline for design.

Upper Bound Limit Analysis of Passive Earth Pressure of Cohesive Backfill on Retaining Wall

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 895-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Rong Liu ◽  
Ming Xi Ou ◽  
Xin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Upper Bound ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Slip Surface ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Cohesive Soil ◽  
Passive Earth Pressure ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Upper Bound Limit Analysis

In view of the shortage of using classical earth pressure theories to calculating passive earth pressure of cohesive soil on retaining wall under complex conditions. Based on the planar slip surface and the back of retaining wall was inclined and rough assumption, the calculation model of passive earth pressure of cohesive backfill under uniformly distrubuted loads was presented, in which the upper bound limit analysis was adopted. Meanwhile it was proven that the prevailing classical Rankine’s earth pressure theory was a special example simlified under the condition of its assumptions. For it’s difficult to determine the angle of slip surface , a relatively simple method for calculating the angle was proposed by example. And the influence of angle of wall back , friction angle of the interface between soil and retaining wall, cohesion force and internal friction angle of backfill soil to planar sliding surface and passive earth pressure were analyzed. Some good calculation results were achieved, these analysis can provide useful reference for the design of retaining wall.

scholarly journals Analysis of passive earth pressure modification due to seepage flow effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 666-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Hu ◽  
Z.X. Yang ◽  
S.P. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Failure Surface ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Seepage Flow ◽  
Fourier Series Expansion ◽  
Passive Earth Pressure ◽  
Interface Friction

Using an assumed vertical retaining wall with a drainage system along the soil–structure interface, this paper analyses the effect of anisotropic seepage flow on the development of passive earth pressure. Extremely unfavourable seepage flow inside the backfill, perhaps due to heavy rainfall, will dramatically increase active earth pressure while reducing passive earth pressure, thus increasing the probability of instability of the retaining structure. A trial and error analysis based on limit equilibrium is applied to identify the optimum failure surface. The flow field is computed using Fourier series expansion, and the effective reaction force along the curved failure surface is obtained by solving a modified Kötter equation considering the effect of seepage flow. This approach correlates well with other existing results. For small values of both the internal friction angle and interface friction angle, the failure surface can be appropriately simplified with a planar approximation. A parametric study indicates that the degree of anisotropic seepage flow affects the resulting passive earth pressure. In addition, incremental increases in the effective friction angle and interface friction angle both lead to an increase in passive earth pressure.

scholarly journals Study on Passive Earth Pressure of Retaining Wall in Transversely Isotropic Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 01020
Author(s):  
Tao Chen ◽  
Chao Chen ◽  
Fengting Guan ◽  
Ruoyang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Transverse Isotropy ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Least Square Method ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Passive Earth Pressure ◽  
Principal Stress Direction ◽  
Tensor Theory

Based on the fabric tensor theory and the principle of least square method, the method of block processing in the same model to explore the variation of the passive earth pressure of the transversely isotropic soil was used in the study. At the same time, primary displacement application and multiple displacement application were applied to change the angle between the large principal stress direction of the filling and the normal direction of the deposition surface to obtain the new strength parameters ci and φi of each block after the model was divided and additionally analyzing the variation of the anisotropic passive earth pressure. The study shows: 1.Considering the transverse isotropy of the soil and reaching the limit equilibrium, the passive earth pressure of the soil after multiple displacement application is not only smaller than that after primary displacement application but also closed to the theoretical solution of Coulomb’s earth pressure; 2.When the soil is inclined, the anisotropy is significant when compared with the horizontal direction.

Analysis of Passive Earth Pressure and Displacements of Retaining Walls Using Pseudo-Dynamic Approach

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-109
Author(s):  
B. Munwar Basha ◽  
G. L. Sivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Method ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Passive Earth Pressure ◽  
Planar Mechanisms ◽  
Composite Failure ◽  
Earth Pressures ◽  
Planar Failure ◽  
Seismic Accelerations ◽  
The Comparative Study

Using additional dynamic parameters in the pseudo-static method like shear wave and primary wave velocities of soil, phase change in the shear and primary waves, and soil amplification for seismic accelerations, one can benefit from another useful tool called pseudo-dynamic method to solve the problem of earth pressures. In this study, the pseudo-dynamic method is used to compute the seismic passive earth pressures on a rigid gravity retaining wall by considering both the planar failure and composite failure (log-spiral and planar) mechanisms. To validate the present formulation, passive earth pressure computed by the present method are compared with those given by other authors. Seismic passive earth pressure coefficients are provided in tabular form for different parameters. The sliding and rotational displacements are also computed and results of the comparative study showed that the assumption of planar failure mechanism for rough soil-wall interfaces significantly overestimates passive earth pressure and underestimate the sliding and rotational displacements.

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