Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure of inclined rigid retaining wall considering soil arching effect

Pain, A; Chen, Q; Nimbalkar, S; Zhou, Y

Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure of inclined rigid retaining wall considering soil arching effect

Pain, A Chen, Q Nimbalkar, S

Zhou, Y

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Citation:: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2017, 100 pp. 286 - 295
Issue Date:: 2017-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pain, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, Q	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nimbalkar, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-3396	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, Y	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2017, 100 pp. 286 - 295	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0267-7261	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124669
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure is an important topic of research in geotechnical engineering. In this study seismic passive pressure on an inclined rigid retaining wall supporting horizontal cohesionless backfill is estimated considering arching effect. A planar failure surface is considered in the present analysis. Seismic forces are considered to be pseudo-static in nature. The effect of different parameters on the seismic passive earth pressure is studied in details. The normal stress distribution along the depth of the backfill is found to be nonlinear in nature. Friction angle between wall and the backfill soil has the most significant effect on the distribution of normal stress along the depth of the backfill. The point of application of seismic passive pressure shifts gradually downward for higher seismic forces. Present method is validated with the experimental results available in the literature for static conditions. Comparison of present method with other theories is also presented showing the merit of the present study. Arching effect in the backfill should be considered for high values of wall inclination angle as the present seismic passive resistance is found to be the lowest as compared to other theoretical solutions.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.06.011	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	en_US
dc.title	Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure of inclined rigid retaining wall considering soil arching effect	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	100	en_US
utslib.for	0404 Geophysics	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
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pubs.volume	100	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Evaluation of seismic passive earth pressure is an important topic of research in geotechnical engineering. In this study seismic passive pressure on an inclined rigid retaining wall supporting horizontal cohesionless backfill is estimated considering arching effect. A planar failure surface is considered in the present analysis. Seismic forces are considered to be pseudo-static in nature. The effect of different parameters on the seismic passive earth pressure is studied in details. The normal stress distribution along the depth of the backfill is found to be nonlinear in nature. Friction angle between wall and the backfill soil has the most significant effect on the distribution of normal stress along the depth of the backfill. The point of application of seismic passive pressure shifts gradually downward for higher seismic forces. Present method is validated with the experimental results available in the literature for static conditions. Comparison of present method with other theories is also presented showing the merit of the present study. Arching effect in the backfill should be considered for high values of wall inclination angle as the present seismic passive resistance is found to be the lowest as compared to other theoretical solutions.

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