Effects of backfill soils and incident wave types on seismic response of a reinforced retaining wall

FEM is use for the mechanical analysis of reinforced retaining wall under earthquake loading. The main results are as following. The displacement and axial force increased with the increased seismic intensity. The displacement and axial force decreased with the increased the length of bar strip. The displacement and axial force decreased with the decreased the spacing of bar strip. The displacement and axial force decreased with the increased physical mechanics parameters of filling. Seismic response was similar under bilateral seismic loading and horizontal seismic loading, seismic response was slightly larger under bilateral seismic loading.

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Pseudo-dynamic Approach to Quantify the Effect of Vertical Seismic Acceleration on Reinforced Retaining Wall for c-ϕ Soil Backfill

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering - Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering ◽

10.1007/978-981-13-7480-7_16 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 183-193

Author(s):

Ashish Gupta ◽

Vishwas A. Sawant

Keyword(s):

Retaining Wall ◽

Dynamic Approach ◽

Seismic Acceleration ◽

Reinforced Retaining Wall

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Evaluation of post-earthquake loading capacity of steel reinforced retaining wall by displacement and/or loading controlled pullout test

Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication ◽

10.3208/jgssp.jpn-043 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (64) ◽

pp. 2186-2191

Author(s):

Motoyuki Suzuki ◽

Ryohei Asada ◽

Yoshinori Otani ◽

Naoki Shimura

Keyword(s):

Retaining Wall ◽

Pullout Test ◽

Loading Capacity ◽

Earthquake Loading ◽

Reinforced Retaining Wall

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Dynamic Analysis and Structure Soil Interaction of Retaining Wall Using ETABS

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i3.10.15628 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3.10) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

T Subramani ◽

E Narendra Kumar

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Analysis ◽

Seismic Response ◽

Retaining Wall ◽

Soil Layer ◽

Complex Problem ◽

Dynamic Conditions ◽

The Past ◽

Dynamic Traits

Retaining systems are widely used international for serving numerous functions in structures and infrastructures. The seismic response of forms of walls that assist a single soil layer has been examined with the aid of some of researchers in the past. The design of preserving partitions in seismic areas poses a complex problem. The conventional layout method usually contains calculation of an element of safety in opposition to sliding, overturning and bearing ability failure. Retaining partitions have suffered damages under beyond earthquakes. Typically the analyses do not bear in mind the retained soil’s interplay with the wall, which takes location at some point of dynamic conditions. The situations of separation of wall (at some point of interactions) over again trade the dynamic traits of the assumed wall-soil interplay that needs to be addressed. Our study conducts the retaining wall beneath static in addition to seismic situations about above components.

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