Behavior of back-to-back mechanically stabilized earth walls as railway embankments

M Yazdandoust, F Daftari - Geosynthetics International, 2024‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
Twelve physical model tests were carried out to investigate the role of the type and
arrangement of reinforcements on the behavior of back-to-back mechanically stabilized …

[HTML][HTML] Undrained stability of unsupported rectangular excavations: anisotropy and non-homogeneity in 3D

VQ Lai, J Shiau, S Keawsawasvong, S Seehavong… - Buildings, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The stability of unsupported rectangular excavations in undrained clay is examined under
the influence of anisotropy and heterogeneity using the three-dimensional finite element …

Influence of reinforcement design on seismic stability of full-height panel MSE walls

P Xu, Y Zhong, K Hatami, G Yang, W Liu… - Soil dynamics and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
A numerical study was carried out to investigate the seismic stability of mechanically
stabilized earth (MSE) walls using a finite element limit analysis (FELA) approach. The …

Investigation into bearing performance of concrete expanded-plates piles: Field test and numerical modelling

T Li, P Xu, G Yang - Engineering Structures, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Concrete expanded-plates (CEP) piles usually exhibit a higher bearing capacity due to the
effect of plates. However, the full-scale field test and the simulation regarding the influence …

Finite element limit analysis of load-bearing performance of reinforced slopes using a non-associated flow rule

P Xu, T Li, K Hatami, G Yang, X Liang - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical study on the load-bearing performance of reinforced slopes
under footing load using a finite element limit analysis (FELA) method where a non …

Local site conditions and hydromechanical effects in service life of cantilever retaining walls

Y Yenginar, İ Özkan - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The present study has two objectives for the design of cantilever walls based on the local
site conditions: i) estimating the minimum foundation width in the seismic loading condition …

A bibliometric review of reinforced soil wall research topics

K Malekmohammadi, IP Damians - International Journal of Geosynthetics …, 2024‏ - Springer
Reinforced soil or mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall structures offer straightforward
construction techniques as an alternative to conventional retaining earth walls. The benefits …

Experimental analysis of bearing capacity failure of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls

J Derksen, M Ziegler, R Fuentes - Geosynthetics International, 2022‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
Small-and large-scale 1 g experiments were conducted to investigate the bearing capacity
failure of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls. The small-scale experiments (1/10) provided …

Evaluation of capacity of power hammer machine foundation from high strain dynamic load test: Field test and axisymmetric numerical modeling

SMF Rizvi, K Wang, FE Jalal, J Wu, M Dong… - Transportation …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The power hammer machines induce harmful vibrations in different parts of the foundation
which may result in excessive dynamic settlement. While designing the hammer machine …

Influence of backfill type on the load-bearing performance of GRS bridge abutments

K Hatami, J Boutin - Geosynthetics International, 2022‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
The influence of backfill type and material properties on the performance of field-scale
geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) abutment models is investigated. Two alternative types of …