| Title |
Mechanical Effects of Back Supporting Beam of Assembled Earth Retaining Wall on Field Model Tests Results |
| Authors |
김홍선(Kim, Hongsun) ; 임종철(Im, Jong-Chul) ; 최중현(Choi, Junghyun) ; 서민수(Seo, Minsu) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2017.37.2.0343 |
| Keywords |
AER 조립식 지주 옹벽;지주보;토압감소;수평변위감소 Assembled earth retaining wall;Back supporting beam;Earth pressure reducing;Lateral displacement reducing |
| Abstract |
In this study, an Assembled Earth Retaining Wall (AER wall) is newly proposed. The AER wall combined stabilizing piles names as Back Supporting Beam is developed to improve stability and economics of existing retaining walls. For the verification of the AER wall, the field model tests and 3D numerical analyses were performed. As a result of the field tests, it can be confirmed that the earth pressure is considerably reduced compared with the L-shaped retaining wall. Also, the 3D numerical analyses show that AER wall is at least 29.85% more effective at lateral displacement than general L-shaped retaining wall. In other words, AER wall is expected to raise economical efficiency because of excellent mechanical stability of Back Supporting Beam. |