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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2015.31.9.69

The 3-Dimensional Active Earth Pressure Depending on the Size of Rectangular Wall  

Park, Byung-Suk (Dept. of Civil and Transportation Eng., Ajou Univ.)
Lee, Sang-Duk (Dept. of Civil and Transportation Eng., Ajou Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.31, no.9, 2015 , pp. 69-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
If an active displacement occurs on a wall with finite size, the ground behind the wall forms shapes of 3-dimensional wedges and 3-dimensional active earth pressure are applied on the wall. In the previous studies, shapes of 3-dimensional wedges were measured and the resultant of 3-dimensional active earth pressure has been calculated. In this study, the magnitude and the distribution of 3-dimensional active earth pressure depending on the size of a rectangular wall, which was defined by the aspect ratio (h/w), that is, the ratio between the height and the width of wall, were measured and compared with previous 3-dimensional models. The result shows that, the horizontal displacement (S) of the wall is approx 0.12% of the height of wall (h). The resultant 3-dimensional active earth pressure is similar to that of Karstedt (1982). The distributions of earth pressures on the wall are parabolic shape. The peak earth pressure was measured at the 0.5~0.55 depth from the ground surface. The reduction factor of 3-dimensional active earth pressure against the 2-dimensional earth pressure (${\alpha}$) depending the aspect ratio (h/w) is presented by the diagram.
Keywords
Model test; Aspect ratio(h/w); Magnitude and distribution of 3-dimensional active earth pressure; Reduction factor;
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