...M. Wang; J. Zhang; J.-J. Zheng; Y. Zheng Expansion and contraction of bridge girders due to seasonal temperature changes force the integral bridge abutment to move toward and away from the backfill, which can lead to excessive backfill settlements and high lateral earth pressures behind...

... lateral displacements, (iv) vertical and horizontal earth pressures, and (v) geogrid strains under the action of cyclic loading. Experimental results demonstrate that GRS walls constructed in tiered configurations can effectively reduce vertical foundation pressures. The increasing D, as well...

..., the variation trend of horizontal displacement of the slope, the maximum horizontal displacement and the horizontal transmission and vertical distribution of earth pressure. Thus, the influence of the arrangement mode of the soilbags on the slope reinforcement effect were studied. The results show...

.... To achieve this purpose, a series of laboratory model tests were carried out to investigate the dynamic responses of pipe buried in pure soil and rubber soil mixtures with volume content of 10%, 20% and 30% rubber particles. Test results such as earth pressure and strain of buried pipe are discussed...

... behind flexible walls by 28%, and represents a borderline criterion between reduced pressure and zero pressure results. 01 06 2015 06 12 2015 06 02 2016 © 2016 Thomas Telford Ltd 2016 Geosynthetics Earth pressure Expanded polystyrene Geofoam Material properties...

... vertical earth pressures at the edges of the pile caps were higher than those in the middle of the pile caps in all six model tests. When the end-bearing or floating piles were used, the loads on the piles (i.e. the pile efficacy) increased during the construction of the embankment. However, when...

... and the AASHTO 1999 Interim Revisions. The AASHTO models were conservative with respect to external lateral earth pressures and lateral earth pressures on the facing panels. On average, the AASHTO 1996 and 1999 models overestimated lateral pressure at the facing by 94 and 142%, respectively. Measured values...