..., and soil–geosynthetic interaction. Large-scale triaxial compression tests on geosynthetic-encased sand were performed to validate the effectiveness of the method. Parametric studies were conducted using the validated method to investigate the effects of nonlinear elastic parameters, the peak strength...

... Modular block Parametric study Reinforced-soil retaining walls Segmental block Soil–structure interaction When reinforced soil walls were first developed, a metallic skin was used at their face to retain the backfill soil (e.g. Lee et al. 1973). Precast concrete panels later replaced...

... and extended length of the geosynthetic reinforcement. The resulting nonlinear equation for the soil-geosynthetic interface shear stress pull-out mechanism is nondimensionalised, expressed in a finite difference form, and solved numerically using the Gauss-Siedel technique. A parametric study is carried out...

... is validated using the test results of two full-scale walls. The results of parametric studies indicate that facing interblock friction significantly reduces the required geosynthetic length and strength for a near-vertical wall. This effect diminishes as the slope angle reduces. Even though the soil-block...