A review of the studies on soil-EPS composites: Beads and blocks
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a polymeric material whose low density and high
strength/density ratio has made it renowned to be used as a lightweight geosynthetic in the …
strength/density ratio has made it renowned to be used as a lightweight geosynthetic in the …
Use of EPS geofoam compressible inclusions for reducing the earthquake effects on yielding earth retaining structures
A Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, K Lamote… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of EPS geofoam compressible inclusions in reducing both the seismic
earth pressure and displacement increment (ie, horizontal translation and rotation) of …
earth pressure and displacement increment (ie, horizontal translation and rotation) of …
Lateral earth pressures on flexible cantilever retaining walls with deformable geofoam inclusions
OL Ertugrul, AC Trandafir - Engineering Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study explores the potential application of geofoam in reducing the lateral earth
pressures on flexible cantilever walls retaining cohesionless and dry backfills. Results of 1-g …
pressures on flexible cantilever walls retaining cohesionless and dry backfills. Results of 1-g …
Shaking table tests on geotechnical seismic isolation for medium-rise buildings using EPS beads-sand mixtures
A Edinçliler, Ö Yildiz - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Springer
The mixture of sand-expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads has emerged as an alternative
seismic isolation geomaterial due to its high compressibility and energy absorption capacity …
seismic isolation geomaterial due to its high compressibility and energy absorption capacity …
Reduction of dynamic earth loads on flexible cantilever retaining walls by deformable geofoam panels
OL Ertugrul, AC Trandafir, MY Ozkan - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2017 - Elsevier
The potential application of geofoam in reducing the dynamic earth forces on flexible
cantilever earth retaining walls was investigated through small-scale physical model tests …
cantilever earth retaining walls was investigated through small-scale physical model tests …
A semi-empirical approach for estimating the lateral earth pressure on rigid retaining walls with EPS inclusions in cohesionless soils
Z Han, W Zou, Z Ying, H Feng, G Yang - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Placing the expanded polystyrene (ie EPS) as inclusions between the rigid nonyielding wall
and fill enables the lateral displacement of the fill and renders the lateral earth pressure from …
and fill enables the lateral displacement of the fill and renders the lateral earth pressure from …
Performance of geofoam included nailed-walls in dynamic condition
X Yang - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024 - Springer
The application of geofoam buffers in nailed walls to reduce lateral earth pressure on the
retaining wall facing is investigated in this study. The research focuses on the efficiency of …
retaining wall facing is investigated in this study. The research focuses on the efficiency of …
Experimental and numerical investigations on the bottom ash stabilized retaining wall with an absorber
K Vishwakarma, S Shukla - International Journal of Geosynthetics and …, 2024 - Springer
Due to extensive sand mining, the depletion of traditional backfill materials is a significant
concern globally. Unsustainable sand mining practices, driven by construction demand …
concern globally. Unsustainable sand mining practices, driven by construction demand …
[HTML][HTML] Seismic earth pressures on flexible cantilever retaining walls with deformable inclusions
OL Ertugrul, AC Trandafir - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, the results of 1-g shaking table tests performed on small-scale flexible
cantilever wall models retaining composite backfill made of a deformable geofoam inclusion …
cantilever wall models retaining composite backfill made of a deformable geofoam inclusion …
Stiffness degradation and yielding of EPS geofoam under cyclic loading
AC Trandafir, BA Erickson - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
This paper summarizes major findings from a laboratory study based on stress-controlled
cyclic uniaxial compression tests with initial deviator stress conducted on expanded …
cyclic uniaxial compression tests with initial deviator stress conducted on expanded …