Abstract
The influence of wall flexibility on earth pressure, bending moments and failure modes is studied. Numerical models are compared to results from model tests carried out in a geotechnical centrifuge. The back-fill is dry sand and failure is introduced by allowing the wall to rotate around the anchor level. The Finite element program PLAXIS is used and two material models are evaluated, the Mohr-Coulomb model and the Hardening Soil model. The differences between the two concern the deformation properties. Generally good agreement was observed between physical and numerical models. The HS-model showed the right behaviour in pre-failure as well as failure for both flexible and stiff walls, whereas the MC-model showed some shortcomings when stiff walls were modelled.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - 6th ICPMG '06 : Proceedings of the sixth International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics |
| Editors | C. W. W. Ng, L. M. Zhang, Y. H. Wang |
| Volume | Volume 2 |
| Place of Publication | Leiden, The Neteherlands |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis/Balkema |
| Publication date | 2006 |
| Edition | 1. |
| Pages | 1469-1474 |
| ISBN (Print) | 04-15-41586-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - Hong Kong, China Duration: 4 Aug 2006 → 6 Aug 2006 Conference number: 6 http://www.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9780415889292 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics |
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| Number | 6 |
| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 04/08/2006 → 06/08/2006 |
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