Finite element analyses of two-tier geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls: Comparison involving centrifuge tests and limit equilibrium results

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Title:	Finite element analyses of two-tier geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls: Comparison involving centrifuge tests and limit equilibrium results
Authors:	洪汶宜;Mohamed, Suliman B.A.;Yang, Kuo-Hsin;Hung, Wen-Yi
Contributors:	工學院土木工程學系
Keywords:	Centrifuge test;Centrifuges;Finite element;Finite element method;Geosynthetic-reinforced soil wall;Geosynthetics;Guidelines;Limit equilibrium;Mathematical analysis;Mathematical models;Multitier wall;Offset distance;Offsets;Reinforcement tensile load;Walls
Date:	2014-01-01
Issue Date:	2026-04-21 13:40:50 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Elsevier BV;Elsevier Ltd
Abstract:	摘要： This study presents the procedure and results of the finite element (FE) analyses of a series of centrifuge tests on geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) two-tier wall models with various offset distances. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the applicability of FE for analyzing GRS two-tier walls with various offset distances and to investigate the performance and behavior of GRS two-tier walls in various stress states. The FE simulations were first verified according to the centrifuge test results by comparing the locations of failure surfaces. The FE results were then used to investigate the effective overburden pressure, mobilization and distribution of reinforcement tensile loads, and horizontal deformation at the wall faces. The interaction between two tiers was investigated based on the FE results, which were also used to examine the modeling assumption of reinforcement tensile loads in limit equilibrium (LE) analysis and to evaluate the design methods in current design guidelines. This study demonstrated favorable agreement between FE and the centrifuge model in locating the failure surface. The FE results indicated that as the offset distance increased, the reinforcement tensile load and wall deformation decreased in both the upper and lower tiers, suggesting the attenuation of interaction between the two tiers. The maximum tensile loads of all reinforcement layers at the wall failure predicted using FE analysis and LE method assuming uniform distribution of reinforced tensile loads were comparable. Compared with the FE results, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) design guidelines are conservative in determining the effect of overburden pressure, required tensile strength, location of maximum tension line (for designing the reinforcement length), and the critical offset distance. Furthermore, the FHWA design guidelines do not account for the influence of the lower tier on the upper tier that was observed in this study. 出版者： Elsevier Ltd 出版日期： 2014-09-01 出處： Computers and geotechnics, 2014-09, Vol.61, p.67-84 資源來源： Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals AutoHoldings 版權： 2014 Elsevier Ltd 識別號： ISSN: 0266-352X 識別號： EISSN: 1873-7633 識別號： DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2014.04.010
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