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dc.contributor.authorEbeling, Robert M., 1954-en_US
dc.creatorInformation Technology Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T19:35:10Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-15T19:35:10Zen_US
dc.date.issued1990-12en_US
dc.identifier.govdocMiscellaneous Paper ITL-90-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/2980en_US
dc.descriptionMiscellaneous Paperen_US
dc.description.abstractThis miscellaneous paper presents a review of previous work in which the finite element method was used to analyze the soil-structure interaction of earth retaining structures such as U-frame locks, gravity walls, and basement walls. This method of analysis results in the computation of stresses and displacements for both the structure and the soil backfiil. Applications of the procedure have shown the importance of modeling the actual construction process as closely as possible and the use of a nonlinear stress-strain soil model. Additional requirements include modeling the interface between the soil backfill and the wall using interface elements. This paper also includes two recent applications of the finite element method for the analysis of earth retaining structures which are loaded so heavily that a gapdevelops along the interface between the base of the structure and its foundation. The results are compared to those computed using the conventional force equilibrium method of analysis.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPrepared for Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPREFACE......................................... 1 CONVERSION FACTORS, NON-SI TO SI (METRIC) UNITS OF MEASUREMENT.............................3 PART I: INTRODUCTION...............................4 PART II: CALCULATION OF EARTH PRESSURES AND DISPLACEMENTS USING THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD........5 Study by Clough and Duncan (1969)......................5 Study by Clough and Duncan (1971)......................6 Study by Bhatia and Bakeer (1989).......................7 Study by Kulhawy (1974)............................7 Study by Roth, Lee, and Crandall (1979).................... 7 Studies by Ebeling et al. (1988) and Ebeling, Duncan, andClough (1989).8 Results of Finite Element Studies........................9 PART III: LOSS OF CONTACT BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND FOUNDATION.....................................10 Base Separation Analyses Using Interface Elements.............10 Base Separation Analyses Using Fracture Mechanics Concepts...,...13 PART IV: Conclusions...............................15 REFERENCES......................................16 FIGURES1-25en_US
dc.format.extent42 pages/2.8 MBsen_US
dc.format.mediumPDF/Aen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1003583en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMiscellaneous Paper (Information Technology Laboratory (U.S.)) ; no. Miscellaneous Paper ITL-90-5en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimiteden_US
dc.sourceThe ERDC Library created this digital resource from scans of the Print Resourceen_US
dc.subjectBase separationen_US
dc.subjectFinite elementsen_US
dc.subjectFinite element methoden_US
dc.subjectSoil-structure interactionen_US
dc.subjectBasement wallsen_US
dc.subjectFracture mechanismsen_US
dc.subjectEarth pressuresen_US
dc.subjectRetaining wallsen_US
dc.subjectU-frame locksen_US
dc.subjectLiterature reviewen_US
dc.titleReview of finite element procedures for earth retaining structuresen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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