THE PREDICTION OF EARTH PRESSURE ON RETAINING WALLS DUE TO COMPACTION

The effects of compaction at various levels of fill behind a retaining wall are considered analytically. The formulation is adapted for numerical solution and applied to cantilever and foundation walls with different fill geometries and properties. The resulting wall deflexions and earth pressure magnitudes and distributions considerably modify the 'at rest' pressures and are of practical significance. /Author/TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Aggour, M S
  • Brown, C B
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 489-502
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNIQUE
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0016-8505

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compaction; Deflection; Earth pressure; Embankments; Fills; Mathematical models; Retaining walls; Stresses; Tension
• Uncontrolled Terms: Active earth pressure; Earth pressure at rest
• ITRD Terms: 3686: Compaction; 5586: Deflection; 5726: Earth pressure (active); 5735: Earth pressure at rest; 2801: Embankment; 6473: Mathematical model; 3359: Retaining wall; 5575: Stress (in material); 5502: Tension
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125131
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM