Performance Comparison of Vertical-Horizontal with Conventional Reinforced Soil Walls Using Numerical Modelling

Shrestha, B; Khabbaz, H; Fatahi, B

Performance Comparison of Vertical-Horizontal with Conventional Reinforced Soil Walls Using Numerical Modelling

Shrestha, B Khabbaz, H

Fatahi, B

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Publisher:: IOS Press
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 15th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2011, pp. 237 - 242
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Khabbaz, H https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6637-4601	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fatahi, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7920-6946	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Quadros, C	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Jacobsz, SW	en_US
dc.date	2011-07-18	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 15th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2011, pp. 237 - 242	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-60750-777-2	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31231
dc.description.abstract	Conventional reinforced soil walls have demonstrated acceptable performance during earthquake occurrences. Nevertheless, there is still some potential for enhancing the performance of these walls without increasing the cost significantly. This paper presents an overview on the application of vertical components to the reinforced soil in addition to the horizontal reinforcement. The performance of conventional and the modified reinforced soil walls are evaluated and compared to each other. In this study, a series of 2D models is carried out using PLAXTS, finite element software, to investigate behaviour of these walls. The performance of reinforced walls is evaluated under the seismic loads of Kobe earthquake. The results indicate that the proposed wall with vertical reinforcement has superior performance compared with the conventional method and can reduce the risk of failure during earthquakes.	en_US
dc.publisher	IOS Press	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 15th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3233/978-1-60750-778-9-237	en_US
dc.title	Performance Comparison of Vertical-Horizontal with Conventional Reinforced Soil Walls Using Numerical Modelling	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Netherlands	en_US
utslib.location.activity	University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	en_US
utslib.for	090501 Civil Geotechnical Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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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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Abstract:

Conventional reinforced soil walls have demonstrated acceptable performance during earthquake occurrences. Nevertheless, there is still some potential for enhancing the performance of these walls without increasing the cost significantly. This paper presents an overview on the application of vertical components to the reinforced soil in addition to the horizontal reinforcement. The performance of conventional and the modified reinforced soil walls are evaluated and compared to each other. In this study, a series of 2D models is carried out using PLAXTS, finite element software, to investigate behaviour of these walls. The performance of reinforced walls is evaluated under the seismic loads of Kobe earthquake. The results indicate that the proposed wall with vertical reinforcement has superior performance compared with the conventional method and can reduce the risk of failure during earthquakes.

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