Topic
Lateral earth pressure
About: Lateral earth pressure is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5334 publications have been published within this topic receiving 62552 citations.
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
TL;DR: In this article, the use of the analyzed spatial distribution of SF known as a Safety Map, is modified to attain a prescribed constant Fs at any location in the reinforced soil mass.
27 citations
TL;DR: Shaking table model tests were carried out to study the seismic behaviors of double box utility tunnel with joint connections and the surrounding soil, and the results showed that the laminar soil container does not impose significant boundary effect, and that the dynamic earth pressure response is significantly influenced due to existence of the joint connection as mentioned in this paper.
27 citations
TL;DR: A numerical method that can be used to calculate compaction-induced lateral earth pressures has been proposed by Duncan and Seed as discussed by the authors, and the purpose of the study described in this paper is to evaluate the theory by comparing calculated and measured compaction induced lateral earth pressure.
Abstract: Compaction of backfill adjacent to stiff and unyielding structures induces earth pressures in the compacted fill that exceed normal at-rest earth pressures. A numerical method that can be used to calculate compaction-induced lateral earth pressures has been proposed by Duncan and Seed. The purpose of the study described in this paper is to evaluate the theory by comparing calculated and measured compaction-induced lateral earth pressures. The data for the comparisons is from values measured in backfills behind three stiff, unyielding walls: the instrumented retaining wall in the Transport and Road Research Laboratory in Crawthorne, England; the instrumented retaining wall in the Virginia Tech Geotechnical Laboratory in Blacksburg, Virginia; and the lock walls at Eisenhower and Snell Locks in New York state. The lock walls were found to be cracked, apparently by high earth pressures induced by compaction, and an extensive rehabilitation program was required. The measurements from all three walls confirm th...
27 citations
01 Jan 1960
27 citations