Basha, BM and Babu, GLS (2010) Optimum Design for External Seismic Stability of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls: Reliability Based Approach. In: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 136 (6). pp. 797-812.
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In this paper, an analytical study considering the effect of uncertainties in the seismic analysis of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) walls is presented. Using limit equilibrium method and assuming sliding wedge failure mechanism, analysis is conducted to evaluate the external stability of GRS walls when subjected to earthquake loads. Target reliability based approach is used to estimate the probability of failure in three modes of failure, viz., sliding, bearing, and eccentricity failure. The properties of reinforced backfill, retained backfill, foundation soil, and geosynthetic reinforcement are treated as random variables. In addition, the uncertainties associated with horizontal seismic acceleration and surcharge load acting on the wall are considered. The optimum length of reinforcement needed to maintain the stability against three modes of failure by targeting various component and system reliability indices is obtained. Studies have also been made to study the influence of various parameters on the seismic stability in three failure modes. The results are compared with those given by first-order second moment method and Monte Carlo simulation methods. In the illustrative example, external stability of the two walls, Gould and Valencia walls, subjected to Northridge earthquake is reexamined.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering |
| Publisher: | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Society of Civil Engineers. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2010 09:18 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2010 09:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/28959 |
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