Internal and Global Analysis of a Gabion Wall Using 2D and 3D Limit Equilibrium Analysis: A Comparison of Multiple Methods

Gianluca Brocca; Marco Vicari; Sina Javankhoshdel; Terence Ma; Brigid Cami

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Internal and Global Analysis of a Gabion Wall Using 2D and 3D Limit Equilibrium Analysis: A Comparison of Multiple Methods

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Gianluca Brocca¹^{, *}, Marco Vicari¹, Sina Javankhoshdel², Terence Ma², Brigid Cami²

¹Officine Maccaferri S.P.A., Zola Predosa, Bologna, Italy

²Rocscience Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada

^*Corresponding author. Email: g.brocca@maccaferri.com

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Gianluca Brocca

Available Online 8 November 2023.

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Keywords: gabion; retaining; wall; slope stability; limit equilibrium
Abstract: Gabion walls are a type of retaining wall made up of steel baskets typically filled with rock. They have gained popularity in recent decades due to their strength and aesthetic. Multiple methods for performing gabion wall internal stability analysis exist in literature. This study will consider two different methods: 1) Maccaferri design method with reference to the French Normative (NF-P 94-281), 2) The cohesion method referring to the ASTM A975-21 for the strength parameters of the gabions. The gabion wall case study used in this paper pertains to a wall in the British Leyland works complex in Longbridge, Birmingham, constructed in 1973. This wall uses polymer-coated gabions to resist acidic backfill and have an appropriate durability. Internal stability of the wall was done using the two methods above. Global stability was then analyzed using both 2D and 3D limit equilibrium analysis. Recommendations are provided regarding the internal stability method.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conference (RIC 2023)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date: 8 November 2023
ISBN: 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_69
ISSN: 2589-4943
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_69 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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