DESIGN OF GEOSYNTHETIC RETAINING WALLS: 'DISPLACEMENT METHOD' AND 'TWO BLOCKS METHOD' ---PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EARTH REINFORCEMENT, FUKUOKA, KYUSHU, JAPAN, 5-7 OCTOBER 1988

This article describes methods for designing the dimensions of retaining walls reinforced with geosynthetic materials. External equilibrium is discussed first, followed by a study and comparison of two methods used to analyse internal equilibrium; the "two blocks method" and the "displacement method". The displacement method allows additional parameters to be taken into account. These are the stiffness of the geosynthetic material, the stiffness of the soil, and the soil-geosynthetic interface limit slip. The stiffness of the geosynthetic layers can be selected in terms of: (a) the deformations that the structure can tolerate and (b) the construction layout (the geosynthetic interface link). Examples of graphs obtained with "cartage" software which is based on the displacement method are provided to illustrate the usefulness of this method. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 818063.

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  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • Gourc, J P
  • GOTTELAND, P
  • DELMAS, P
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 517-22
• Serial:
  • Publication of: AA BALKEMA
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Charts; Computer programs; Conferences; Deformation; Design; Dislocation (Geology); Equilibrium (Mechanics); Geotextiles; Layout; Mathematical models; Mechanically stabilized earth; Retaining walls; Slip surfaces; Soil mechanics; Soils; Stiffness; Ultimate load design
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487031
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 90-6191-820-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM