Active Earth Thrust Theory for Horizontal Granular Backfill on a Cantilever Wall with a Short Heel

KAMİLOĞLU H. A., ŞADOĞLU E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMECHANICS, cilt.17, sa.8, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000886
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMECHANICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cantilever retaining wall, Base shear key, Short heel, Active earth thrust, Limit equilibrium method, LIMITING EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH, SOIL RETAINING STRUCTURES, PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS, DESIGN
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cantilever retaining walls are earth-retaining structures commonly used in construction. Conventional methods used to determine the active earth thrust acting on a wall often neglect friction between the soil and wall. This study presents an analytical solution for determining the active earth thrusts acting on a cantilever retaining wall with a short heel and a shear key that supports granular backfill. Three different earth thrusts were considered to be acting on three different parts of the rear face of the wall; the thrusts were derived using the limit equilibrium method. The active earth thrust formulas were also simplified in terms of earth thrust coefficients, unit weight, and wall height. An algorithm was developed to obtain earth thrust coefficients depending on various wall dimensions and internal friction angles and to prepare graphs representing earth thrust coefficients and failure surface angles. The effects of wall dimensions and internal friction angles on the earth thrusts and failure surface angles were determined. Finally, the proposed method of determining earth thrust coefficients was compared with other approaches.