Discrete element method analysis of retaining wall earth pressure in static and pseudo-static conditions
Document Type : Research Paper
10.22099/ijstc.2006.770
Abstract
Static and pseudo-static analysis based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM) is presented for active and passive earth pressure distribution behind a retaining wall. Soil mass in the present model is treated as comprising blocks which are connected by elasto-plastic Winkler- springs. The solution of this method satisfies all equilibrium and compatibility conditions. Examples are shown to demonstrate the applicability of the method for analyses of earth pressure behind a gravity wall, including pseudo-static pressure of earth and lateral pressure of non-homogeneous soil. The applicability of DEM for analyses of reinforced soil structures and the advantages of this method over the conventional limit equilibrium method are also discussed.
(2006). Discrete element method analysis of retaining wall earth pressure in static and pseudo-static conditions. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering, 30(1), 145-150. doi: 10.22099/ijstc.2006.770
MLA
. "Discrete element method analysis of retaining wall earth pressure in static and pseudo-static conditions", Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering, 30, 1, 2006, 145-150. doi: 10.22099/ijstc.2006.770
HARVARD
(2006). 'Discrete element method analysis of retaining wall earth pressure in static and pseudo-static conditions', Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering, 30(1), pp. 145-150. doi: 10.22099/ijstc.2006.770
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Discrete element method analysis of retaining wall earth pressure in static and pseudo-static conditions. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering, 2006; 30(1): 145-150. doi: 10.22099/ijstc.2006.770
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