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.... Figure 1. Geometry and mesh of numerical model used in validation (dimensions: m) 27 03 2023 30 08 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2025 field instrumentation geosynthetic-reinforced soils walls & slopes numerical modelling retaining walls...

...Houssem Eddine Lanabi, MSc; Sadok Benmebarek, PhD; Naima Benmebarek, PhD Numerical computations using an explicit-finite difference code were carried out to evaluate the passive earth pressure magnitude and distribution against a retaining wall subjected to different wall movement modes...

...Eleonora Sailer, MEng, MSc, DIC; David M.G. Taborda, MEng, PhD, DIC; Lidija Zdravković, MEng, MSc, PhD, DIC; David M. Potts, BSc, PhD, DSc, FREng, FICE, FCGI, GCG Thermo-active retaining walls are geotechnical structures employed as heat exchangers to provide low carbon dioxide heating and cooling...

.... 30 12 2020 16 03 2021 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2021 geosynthetic-reinforced soils walls & slopes geotechnical engineering retaining walls Reinforced soil walls (RSWs) have advantages over conventional structures, but they are complicated mechanical...

...R. Ganesh, PhD; S. Khuntia, PhD; J. P. Sahoo, PhD Estimation of the magnitude and location of the lateral earth thrust on a retaining wall considering seepage flow effects within the backfill is necessary to examine the failures of such walls. In this work, the generalised limit equilibrium...

... procedure to be the optimum construction process. 13 07 2020 30 12 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2021 excavation geotechnical engineering retaining walls Table 1. Properties of soils and structural elements of full-scale experimental soil-nailed structure...

... was used to simulate the complex supported excavation and predict the retaining wall deflections using simple soil models calibrated from limited soil data. The results of the two-dimensional (2D) simulations were compared with actual wall deflections measured by inclinometers during the excavation process...

...Bora Pulatsu, PhD; Seunghee Kim, PhD; Ece Erdogmus, PhD, PE; Paulo B. Lourenço, PhD A study was carried out into extending the use of the mixed discrete–continuum approach for advanced numerical analysis of masonry retaining walls. This included incorporation of soil plasticity, irregular wall...

...John H. Wood, FEngNZ, PhD Many soil-retaining wall structures are restrained from outward sliding movements and because of this it may not be appropriate to use the commonly applied Mononobe–Okabe (MO) method to estimate the earthquake induced pressures on them. This semi-rigid or stiff wall...

...Michael J. Pender, BE (Hons), PhD, FEngNZ, MASCE Economical design of gravity retaining wall systems subject to earthquake can be achieved by recognising that, although modest earthquake acceleration may bring the wall system to limiting equilibrium, the criterion for satisfactory performance...

...Kristian Krabbenhoft, MScEng, PhD A systematic approach to the plastic limit state design of embedded retaining walls is described and exemplified by the design of singly-propped retaining walls. By considering the wall moment, the prop force and the embedment depth as design parameters...

... in predicting the load-carrying capacity of the vertical anchors under pull-out. 10 10 2017 15 05 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 anchors & anchorages failure retaining walls The maximum extent of rupture surfaces in the present tests was found...

... about 20 mm and 11 mm, respectively. 01 11 2016 29 08 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 excavation field testing & monitoring retaining walls The term gabion refers to a modular containment system that enables rock, stone or other inert materials...

... & anchorages design methods & aids retaining walls Prediction of the earth pressure acting on a pre-stressed anchor retaining structure is of great importance in the design of retaining structures for slopes and deep excavations. Coulomb (1773) first studied the problem of lateral earth...

... 2016 geotechnical engineering retaining walls service life Soil nailing is one of the most common reinforcement techniques and is widely used to stabilise soil slopes and excavations. The fundamental concept of soil nailing is to reinforce the undisturbed soil with closely spaced passive...

... ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2016 anchors & anchorages geotechnical engineering retaining walls An anchored sheet wall is a typical structure applied in deep excavation engineering. In practical design, anchor force is one of the critical parameters. Whether a practical...

... reserved 2016 drilling & drillholes piles & piling retaining walls The soil investigation conducted at the site included one Swedish weight sounding test (according to the SGY (1981) guidelines)) and one in situ vane shear test (ISO/DIS 22476-9 (ISO, 2014)). The depth to the bedrock...

...Markus V. Schwager, PhD; Mathias Amstad, MSc; Alexander M. Puzrin, PhD, FICE Inclinodeformeter (IDM) pressure measurements were carried out behind a retaining wall during an excavation test forming part of feasibility studies for a new underground railway station in the city of Lucerne. The strut...

... for Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls (Sperw2) (FPS, 2007). For both hard/hard and hard/firm walls, the guidance provided in section 9 of this document is to utilise low-strength high-cement replacement prescribed concrete mixes with characteristic compressive strength measured at 56 d. The control...