Exploració per autor "Bathurst, Richard"
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Environmental assessment of earth retaining wall structures
(2017-12)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLife cycle assessment (LCA) is recognised as a powerful technique to determine the environmental impact component of sustainability assessments of structures in civil engineering projects at the time of design. This paper ... -
Equivalent interface properties for FLAC and PLAXIS models to simulate soil-structure interactions in MSE walls
(2014)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe choice of structure element to simulate soil reinforcement and soil-structure interaction details for numerical modelling of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls can have a significant influence on numerical ... -
Equivalent interface properties to model soil-facing interactions with zero-thickness and continuum element methodologies
(IOS Press, 2015)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialSoil-facing mechanical interactions play an important role in the behavior of earth retaining walls. Generally, numerical analysis of earth retaining structures requires the use of interface elements between dissimilar ... -
Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de estructuras de contención de tierras: sensibilidad en las funciones de valor y en la ponderación de escenarios de toma de decisión
(Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica, 2022)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLos muros de contención son estructuras geotécnicas con una amplia gama de soluciones para realizar la misma función. Cada vez más, se les pide a los ingenieros geotécnicos que encuentren la mejor solución entre varias ... -
FE analysis of the effect of soil-reinforcement interaction and reinforcement pre-tensioning on the behaviour of back-to-back polymeric strip reinforced soil walls
(2022)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper is focused on the performance of back-to-back reinforced soil walls using 2D numerical models developed using the geotechnical finite element method (FEM) code PLAXIS. These structures are used to support ... -
Influence of choice of FLAC and PLAXIS interface models on reinforced soil-structure interactions
(Elsevier, 2015-04-01)
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Accés obertThe choice of structure element to simulate soil reinforcement and soil–structure interaction details for numerical modelling of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls can have a significant influence on numerical ... -
Influence of facing vertical stiffness on reinforced soil wall design
(2013)
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Accés restringit per decisió de l'autorCurrent design practices for reinforced soil walls typically ignore the influence of facing type and foundation compressibility on the magnitude and distribution of reinforcement loads in steel reinforced soil walls under ... -
Influence of foundation compressibility on reinforcement loads in geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
(International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), 2012)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialA numerical FLAC model was used to investigate the influence of vertical stiffness of the foundation on the performance of an idealized 6-m high reinforced soil modular block retaining wall. Three different Winkler linear ... -
Influence of numerical model mesh properties on predicted in soil temperature, relative humidity and degree of saturation of reinforced soil structures
(2022)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialGeosynthetic materials are routinely used in soil reinforcement and stabilization applications. They have proven to be an important part of the sustainable solution for reinforced soil walls (RSWs). For RSW constructed ... -
Modeling soil-facing interface interaction with continuum element methodology
(2022-03)
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Accés obertSoil-facing mechanical interactions play an important role in the behaviour of earth retaining walls. Generally, numerical analysis of earth retaining structures requires the use of interface elements between dissimilar ... -
Modelización del comportamiento de bandas poliméricas de refuerzo en suelos bajo el efecto de la temperatura y humedad
(Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica, 2022)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLos materiales de refuerzo de bandas de poliéster (PET) se utilizan actualmente de forma rutinaria como refuerzo del suelo para los estructuras de contención de suelo reforzado. Es de esperar que la resistencia y la rigidez ... -
Modelling 3D mechanical interfaces with continuum elements
(2013)
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Accés obertThis document presents preliminary results of FEM-numerical analysis of soil-reinforcement pullout tests. The numerical model has been developed with CODE_BRIGHT and assuming the interfaces as continuum materials. The ... -
Modelling the effect of in-soil temperature and relative humidity on performance of PET strap soil reinforcement products
(Australian Geomechanics Society, 2022)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialPolyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are now used routinely as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. The important role of temperature and relative humidity on the chemical degradation ... -
Modified unit cell approach for modelling geosynthetic-reinforced column-supported embankments
(2016-06)
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Accés obertGeosynthetic-reinforced and column-supported (GRCS) embankments have proven to be an effective construction technique for fills on soft foundations. The paper introduces a modified unit cell approach to model GRCS embankments ... -
Numerical analysis of an instrumented steel reinforced soil wall
(2014-02-20)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe paper describes the results and lessons learned using a PLAXIS finite element method (FEM) model to simulate quantitative performance features of the Minnow Creek steel strip reinforced soil wall structure located in ... -
Numerical study of the influence of foundation compressibility and reinforcement stiffness on the behaviour of reinforced soil walls
(2014-07-01)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialMost geosynthetic and metallic reinforced soil walls are designed assuming that the wall foundation is rigid and/or does not influence the magnitude and distribution of reinforcement loads under operational conditions. ... -
Numerical study of the use of actively-tensioned polymeric strips for reinforced soil walls
(Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 2015)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialPolymeric strip reinforced soil walls require a practical method to fix the reinforcement tail-ends in the soil backfill during construction to ensure adequate anchorage and to avoid any slack along the linear reinforcement ... -
Sustainability assessment of earth retaining wall structures: preliminary model and simplified application
(2015)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialEarth retaining wall (RW) structures have been used for centuries but new technologies and innovations in materials continue to emerge. While different wall types can perform the same function, a rigorous sustainability ... -
Sustainability assessment of earth-retaining wall structures
(2018-08)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper describes a sustainability assessment methodology and example to select the best sustainable option from candidate conventional gravity and cantilever wall types and steel and polymeric soil-reinforced, mechanically ... -
Vertical facing panel-joint gap analysis for steel-seinforced soil walls
(2016-08)
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Accés obertThis paper reports the results of a numerical parametric study focused on the prediction of vertical load distribution and vertical gap compression between precast concrete facing panel units in steel-reinforced soil walls ...
