Limit analysis of lateral earth pressure on geosynthetic-reinforced retaining structures using finite element and second-order cone programming

H Fathipour, M Payan, RJ Chenari - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a thorough numerical study is conducted to rigorously evaluate the lateral
earth pressures exerted on the retaining walls backfilled with geosynthetic-reinforced soil …

Numerical study of reinforced soil segmental walls using three different constitutive soil models

B Huang, RJ Bathurst, K Hatami - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
A numerical finite-difference method (FLAC) model was used to investigate the influence of
constitutive soil model on predicted response of two full-scale reinforced soil walls during …

A comparison of static and cyclic loading responses of foundations on geocell-reinforced sand

SNM Tafreshi, AR Dawson - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2012 - Elsevier
The results of laboratory-model tests on strip footings supported on unreinforced and geocell-
reinforced sand beds under a combination of static and repeated loads are presented. The …

Influence of reinforcement stiffness and compaction on the performance of four geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls

RJ Bathurst, A Nernheim, DL Walters… - Geosynthetics …, 2009 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The paper describes measurements taken from a series of four full-scale modular block
walls that were constructed with reinforcement layers having different stiffness. The walls …

Evaluation of the effects of facing stiffness and toe resistance on the behavior of GRS walls

M Ehrlich, SH Mirmoradi - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2013 - Elsevier
This article presents physical and numerical model studies in order to assess the effects of
facing stiffness and toe resistance on the behavior of GRS walls. Experimental tests were …

Numerical investigation of geosynthetic-reinforced soil bridge abutments under static loading

Y Zheng, PJ Fox - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a numerical investigation of the performance of geosynthetic-reinforced
soil (GRS) bridge abutments under static loading conditions. Simulations were conducted …

Numerical evaluation of the behavior of GRS walls with segmental block facing under working stress conditions

SH Mirmoradi, M Ehrlich - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
This study numerically evaluated the combined effects of different controlling factors (ie, wall
height, stresses induced during backfill compaction, reinforcement stiffness, toe conditions …

Stability and serviceability assessment of reinforced earth retaining structures: a state-of-the-art and way forward

V Sundaravel, BSG Deviprasad, R Saseendran… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
This paper reviews the previous studies on mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall, soil
nail (SN) wall, and hybrid earth retaining structures (HERS) to provide a critical appraisal …

Numerical investigation of the geosynthetic reinforced soil–integrated bridge system under static loading

Y Zheng, PJ Fox - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents numerical simulations of the performance of the Geosynthetic
Reinforced Soil–Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) under static loading conditions …

Numerical simulation of deformation and failure behavior of geosynthetic reinforced soil bridge abutments

Y Zheng, PJ Fox, JS McCartney - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a numerical investigation of the deformation and failure behavior of
geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge abutments. The backfill soil was characterized …