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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2008.24.9.23

Global Stability of Geosynthetic Reinforced Segmental Retaining Walls in Tiered Configuration  

Yoo, Chung-Sik (Dept. of Civil & Envir. Engrg, Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Kim, Sun-Bin (Dept. of Civil & Environ. Engrg., Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.24, no.9, 2008 , pp. 23-32 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the global stability of geosynthetic reinforced segmental retaining walls in tiered configuration. Four design cases of walls with different geometries and offset distances were analyzed based on the FHWA and NCMA design guidelines and the discrepancies between the different guidelines were identified. A series of global slope stability analyses were conducted using the limit-equilibrium analysis and the continuum mechanics based shear strength reduction method with the aim of identifying failure patterns and the associated factors of safety. The results indicated among other things that the FHWA design approach yields conservative results both in the external and internal stability calculations, i.e., lower factors of safety, than the NCMA design approach. It was also found that required reinforcement lengths are usually governed by the global slope stability requirement rather than the external stability calculations. Also shown is that the required reinforcement lengths for the upper tiers are much longer than those based on the current design guidelines.
Keywords
Geosynthetic-reinforced segmental retaining Wall; Geosynthetics; Global stability; Limit equilibrium; Finite element analysis; Shear strength reduction;
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