Proceedings of the 2017 3rd International Forum on Energy, Environment Science and Materials (IFEESM 2017)

Theoretical analysis of active earth pressure behind a rigid retaining wall

Authors
Song Yang, Wenlin Geng, Yongfeng Wang, Zhenxing Wang, Yang Liu, Pengqiang Yu
Corresponding Author
Song Yang
Available Online February 2018.
DOI
10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.89How to use a DOI?
Keywords
earth pressure; sandy backfill; two-dimensional differential equilibrium
Abstract

The goal of this study is to precisely estimate the active earth pressure acting on a rigid retaining wall under translating mode. In this study, the problem of the retaining wall with a parabolic slip surface in the backfill behind the wall is investigated using a two-dimensional system of equilibrium, unlike the horizontal flat-element method considering soil arching effect for calculating active earth pressure. New equations are developed to calculate the magnitude and distribution of the active earth pressure.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2017 3rd International Forum on Energy, Environment Science and Materials (IFEESM 2017)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
February 2018
ISBN
10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.89
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.89How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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