Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
15 Aug 2008, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Abstract
In this paper the finite element procedure was used to investigate the behavior of 6.1m high Algonquin geogrid reinforced soil retaining wall using the computer program Plaxis under construction and earthquake loading. Algonquin wall was constructed in Algonquin, Illinois by FHWA (Federal Highway Administration).The performance of the wall was measured during the construction using inclinometers and surface optical surveys for deflection, and strain gauges for reinforcement strain distribution. In order to investigate the effect of earthquake loading on the wall performance, the 1994 Northridge earthquake motion was applied as input ground motion in the dynamic analysis. The lateral displacement, reinforcement force and vertical stress under earthquake loading were compared to the end of construction. The results show that there is a reasonable agreement between the instrumentation measurement and the finite element analysis for the reinforcement strain distribution and lateral displacement of the wall, and the vertical stress at the just back of the facing panels is less than γz. Also, the largest lateral displacement due to earthquake loading occurs at the top of the wall.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Safadoust, Javad and Moradi, Golam, "Numerical Analysis of Algonquin Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall under Construction and Earthquake Loading" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 19.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session05/19
Numerical Analysis of Algonquin Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall under Construction and Earthquake Loading
Arlington, Virginia
In this paper the finite element procedure was used to investigate the behavior of 6.1m high Algonquin geogrid reinforced soil retaining wall using the computer program Plaxis under construction and earthquake loading. Algonquin wall was constructed in Algonquin, Illinois by FHWA (Federal Highway Administration).The performance of the wall was measured during the construction using inclinometers and surface optical surveys for deflection, and strain gauges for reinforcement strain distribution. In order to investigate the effect of earthquake loading on the wall performance, the 1994 Northridge earthquake motion was applied as input ground motion in the dynamic analysis. The lateral displacement, reinforcement force and vertical stress under earthquake loading were compared to the end of construction. The results show that there is a reasonable agreement between the instrumentation measurement and the finite element analysis for the reinforcement strain distribution and lateral displacement of the wall, and the vertical stress at the just back of the facing panels is less than γz. Also, the largest lateral displacement due to earthquake loading occurs at the top of the wall.
