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Centrifuge modelling of flexible retaining walls subjected to dynamic loading

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Authors

Tricarico, M 
Madabhushi, GSP 
Aversa, S 

Abstract

This paper outlines the results of an experimental program carried out on centrifuge models of cantilevered and propped retaining walls embedded in saturated sand. The main aim of the paper is to investigate the dynamic response of these structures when the foundation soil is saturated by measuring the accelerations and pore pressures in the soil, displacements and bending moment of the walls. A comparison among tests with different geometrical configurations and relative density of the soil is presented. The centrifuge models were subjected to dynamic loading in the form of sinusoidal accelerations applied at the base of the models. This paper also presents data from pressure sensors used to measure total earth pressure on the walls. Furthermore, these results are compared with previous dynamic centrifuge tests on flexible retaining walls in dry sand.

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Keywords

Centrifuge modelling, Flexible retaining walls, Excess pore pressures, Data analysis, Pressure sensor

Journal Title

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

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Journal ISSN

0267-7261
1879-341X

Volume Title

88

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Consorzio interuniversitario (ReLUIS project), European Union (SERIES project)