Table 3.

Property values of soil, geosynthetic, and concrete materials and their interfaces

Property valuesCompacted backfill soilSoil–geosynthetic systemConcreteSoil–concrete interfaceCompressible bearing pads between panels
Elastic modulusE (kPa)38 000Equation (9)300 000169 0002
Poisson's ratioν0.30.30.20.30.33
Bulk unit weightγ (kN/m3)18.018.023.518.018.0
Cohesionc (kPa)0
Peak friction angleϕ (deg.)53
Dilation angleψ (deg.)15

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