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Soil arching effect of Lattice-Shaped Diaphragm Wall as bridge foundation

Jiujiang WU, Lingjuan WANG, Qiangong CHENG

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering 2017, Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 446-454 doi: 10.1007/s11709-017-0397-7

Abstract: Based on PFC , the soil arching effect of LSDWs is studied thoroughly in this paper and the special attention; meanwhile, the differential settlement degree can reflect the exertion degree of soil arching; theand Randolph; normally, the chamber number is a negative factor for the development of soil arching;the soil arching effect is significantly influenced by the distance of two adjacent wall elements and; in addition, the soil arching effect increase with the growth of stiffness and friction coefficient

Keywords： LSDW soil arching PFC^2D shape of soil arching influencing factors

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Multi-scale investigation of active failure for various modes of wall movement

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering 2021, Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 961-979 doi: 10.1007/s11709-021-0738-4

Abstract: Retained backfill response to wall movement depends on factors that range from boundary conditions to the geometrical characteristic of individual particles. Hence, mechanical understanding of the problem warrants multi-scale analyses that investigate reciprocal relationships between macro and micro effects. Accordingly, this study attempts a multi-scale examination of failure evolution in cohesionless backfills. Therefore, the transition of retained backfills from at-rest condition to the active state is modeled using the discrete element method (DEM). DEM allows conducting virtual experiments, with which the variation of particle and boundary properties is straightforward. Hence, various modes of wall movement (translation and rotation) toward the active state are modeled using two different backfills with distinct particle shapes (spherical and nonspherical) under varying surcharge. For each model, cumulative rotations of single particles are tracked, and the results are used to analyze the evolution of shear bands and their geometric characteristics. Moreover, dependencies of lateral pressure coefficients and coordination numbers, as respective macro and micro behavior indicators, on particle shape, boundary conditions, and surcharge levels are investigated. Additionally, contact force networks are visually determined, and their influences on pressure distribution and deformation mechanisms are discussed with reference to the associated modes of wall movement and particle shapes.

Keywords： discrete-element modelling granular materials retaining walls particle shape arching