TY - GEN
T1 - Seismic response of retaining wall with anisotropic backfills
AU - Li, Bo
AU - Zeng, Xiangwu
AU - Ming, Haiyan
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this study, eight earthquake centrifuge tests were performed on a model of a cantilever retaining wall to study the seismic response of a retaining wall with anisotropic backfills. A special rigid container was designed and used to prepare models with different directions of soil deposition. The eight centrifuge models had 0, ±45 and 90 degrees of sand deposition angles and with dry or saturated backfills. It was shown that the fabric anisotropy had a strong effect on the settlement of backfill and the response of the retaining wall. It was also clear that the acceleration in the soil was sensitive to the fabric anisotropy of granular materials.
AB - In this study, eight earthquake centrifuge tests were performed on a model of a cantilever retaining wall to study the seismic response of a retaining wall with anisotropic backfills. A special rigid container was designed and used to prepare models with different directions of soil deposition. The eight centrifuge models had 0, ±45 and 90 degrees of sand deposition angles and with dry or saturated backfills. It was shown that the fabric anisotropy had a strong effect on the settlement of backfill and the response of the retaining wall. It was also clear that the acceleration in the soil was sensitive to the fabric anisotropy of granular materials.
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U2 - 10.1061/41128(384)68
DO - 10.1061/41128(384)68
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77958078007
SN - 9780784411285
T3 - Geotechnical Special Publication
SP - 688
EP - 695
BT - Earth Retention Conference 3 - Proceedings of the 2010 Earth Retention Conference
T2 - 2010 Earth Retention Conference - Earth Retention Conference 3
Y2 - 1 August 2010 through 4 August 2010
ER -