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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.7.5009

Analytical Study on Distribution of Stresses Induced in Soil Beam  

Lee, Seung-Hyun (Division of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering, Sunmoon University)
Kim, Eung-Seok (Division of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering, Sunmoon University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.7, 2015 , pp. 5009-5014 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hydraulic uplift which is caused by the action of pore water pressure can be occurred in clay underlain by granular soil during conducting narrow excavation. Estimation of hydraulic uplift is done by considering soil beam. In order to execute more precise estimation of hydraulic uplift, determination of stress distribution in soil beam is necessary. This study presents stress distribution and displacement distribution in the soil beam based on the theory of elasticity. Stress distribution developed in the soil beam by self weight was derived using stress function depicted by $5^{th}$ order of polynomial and it was seen that vertical stresses along the depth of the soil beam show parabolic distribution and those directions be downward. Regarding soil beam which has the weight of $16kN/m^3, thickness and depth are 1m respectively, maximum vertical stress was about 1.7kPa. Stress distribution by the aciton of pore water pressure was derived via superposition of the stresses corresponding to the self weight and it can be seen that vertical compressive stresses act along the depth of the soil beam when the magnitude of pore water pressure equal to 5 times of the self weight is considered. Equations for prediction of the displacements in the soil beam are also presented.
Keywords
Hydraulic uplift; Soil beam; Stress distribution; Displacement distribution; Elasticity;
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