Reliability of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Structure Design with Probabilistic and Finite Element Methods

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Sandae Tait ◽  
Ji hin ◽  
Sara Khoshnevisan ◽  
Wenping Gong
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Methods ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Reinforced Soil ◽  
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil

FEM Analysis on Tensile Force of Geosynthetic Reinforcement Arranged in GRS-RW Considering Variable Loading Rate

2012 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Fu Lin Li ◽  
Fang Le Peng
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Loading Rate ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Tensile Force ◽  
Fem Analysis ◽  
Reinforced Soil ◽  
Geosynthetic Reinforcement ◽  
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Dependent Behavior

The combined effects of the rate-dependent behavior of both the backfill soil and the geosynthetic reinforcement have been investigated, which should be attributed to the viscous property of material. A nonlinear finite element method (FEM) analysis procedure based on the Dynamic Relaxation method was developed for the geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall (GRS-RW). In the numerical analysis, both the viscous properties of the backfill and the reinforcement were considered through the unified nonlinear three-component elastic-viscoplastic model. The FEM procedure was validated against a physical model test on geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall with granular backfill. Extensive finite-element analyses were carried out to investigate the tensile force distributions in geosynthetic reinforcement of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall under the change of loading rate. It is found from the analyses that the presented FEM can well simulate the rate-dependent behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall and the tensile force of geosynthetic reinforcement arranged in retaining wall.

FEM Simulation of Earth Pressure on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall under Variable Rate Loading

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 266-269
Author(s):  
Fu Lin Li ◽  
Fang Le Peng
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Reinforced Soil ◽  
Physical Model Test ◽  
Variable Rate ◽  
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Dependent Behavior

On the basis of the Dynamic Relaxation method, a nonlinear finite element method (FEM) analysis procedure was developed for the geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall. The FEM procedure technique incorporated the unified three-component elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model which can consider the rate-dependent behavior of both the backfill soil and the geosynthitic reinforcement. A simulation was performed on a physical model test on geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall to validate the presented FEM. Extensive finite-element analyses were carried out to investigate the earth pressure distributions from the back of retaining wall under variable rate loading. It is shown that this FEM can well simulate the rate-dependent behavior and the earth pressure of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall.

scholarly journals Numerical Study of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Wall Subjected to Static Footing Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Ananya Srivastava ◽  
Sagar Jaiswal ◽  
Vinay Bhushan Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Retaining Walls ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Reinforced Soil ◽  
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil ◽  
Reinforced Soil Wall ◽  
Offset Distance

This study intends to examine the behavior of a GRS wall with static footing loading above it, while varying the positions of the footing. For the study of behavior of such complex structure, finite element modeling is handy and enables to look into the various stress/strain developed in the numerical model. In view of the above, a series of finite element (FEM) simulations using a software (Optum G2) is performed for the analysis of the GRS wall. The governing parameters, such as footing width (B), reinforcement length (L), offset distance (D), are evaluated and the effect of these factors on the ultimate bearing capacity (q) and settlement (s) of the footing is presented in this study. The results depict that the settlement of the footing substantially reduced in the range of 36% and its ultimate bearing capacity is increased to 42% more than the conventional retaining walls.

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