Calculation method for static and seismic active earth pressure on counterweight retaining walls under translation based on two critical slip surfaces

Y Qi, S **ao - Transportation Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
The counterweight retaining wall with polyline wall back is a kind of gravity walls, which can
be alternatively used in high embankments. To completely analyze active earth pressure on …

Limit analysis of the retaining wall with relief shelves under static surcharge loading using FEM

VB Chauhan - Sādhanā, 2021 - Springer
This article examines the stability of retaining walls with relief shelves compared to the
conventional cantilever wall using limit analysis integrating with the finite element method …

Behavior of rigid retaining walls with relief shelves: an analytical approach

VB Chauhan, SM Dasaka - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Out of numerous available methods to reduce the lateral earth pressure on the retaining
structures, a retaining wall with relief shelves, though known for more than a few decades, is …

Numerical evaluation of the relief shelves for lateral thrust reduction on wall under at-rest condition

VB Chauhan, SM Dasaka - Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 2024 - Springer
Retaining wall with relief shelves is being increasingly adopted to provide an economical
and sustainable solution for earth retention purposes. The current study aims to evaluate the …

Parametric studies using finite element modeling for the evaluation of the performance of tiered MSE walls under seismic loading

A Srivastava, VB Chauhan - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021 - Springer
Whenever a need arises to construct a high retaining wall, the construction of a
mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall in a multi-tiered configuration is a viable …

Active earth pressure on rigid walls with polyline backs under the translation mode

S **ao, Y Qi, W Chen - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Rigid retaining walls with polyline backs are possibly used in filling engineering, and some
types of these walls may have better stability than ordinary gravity walls with planar backs …

Mechanical characteristics of counterfort-relief shelf composite retaining wall

M Yang, Y Wang, S **ao, H Guo, J Dong - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2024 - Springer
A counterfort–relief shelf composite retaining wall is capable of reducing lateral earth
pressure. With its relief shelf and T-shape variable section beam as tension member, this …

Centrifuge and analytical modeling of counterweight retaining walls under translation mode

T Wang, Q Luo, MH El Naggar, H Liu… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Counterweight retaining walls (CRWs) are a variant of gravity-retaining walls that feature a
pressure relief platform (RP) on the backfill side to reduce total earth pressure, offering a …

Active earth pressure on retaining wall with a relief shelf: a novel analytical method

VB Chauhan, SM Dasaka - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022 - Springer
Retaining walls with pressure relief shelves bring a substantial reduction in lateral earth
pressures acting on these walls, and they have been increasingly used in various …

The behavior of multi-tiered mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall

A Srivastava, S Jaiswal, VB Chauhan - Ground Improvement and …, 2022 - Springer
With the advent of ever-growing urbanization and industrialization, there exists a
requirement for heavy infrastructures that can retain heavy earth masses and are …