A multiphase approach to the stability analysis of reinforced earth structures accounting for a soil–strip failure condition

A multiphase model, developed in the context of elastoplasticity, is applied to the simulation and design of reinforced earth retaining structures. The main feature of this model is to combine the advantage of a homogenization approach, as regards its computational efficiency, with the ability to account for a specific failure condition at the interface between the soil and the reinforcing strips, which may have a decisive influence on the behavior of the structure. A particular emphasis is put on the stability analysis of this kind of reinforced soil structures, formulated within the framework of the yield design theory. Making use of a generalized rigid block failure mechanism, the stability of a reinforced earth retaining wall is investigated by means of the kinematic approach, leading to upper bound estimates for the stability factor of the structure, which are then favorably compared with the results of an elastoplastic analysis. Special attention is paid to assessing in a quantitative way how a specific soil–strip failure condition affects the stability of the reinforced earth structure as a whole.     

无连接挡板高填方路堤薄壁挡土墙土压力模型试验研究

提出了一种新型的互锚薄壁挡土墙,该挡土墙是在传统加筋土墙的基础上发展起来的。以钢筋为拉筋,两侧的挡土墙面板通过拉筋对称连接互锚。通过模型试验测试了该结构挡土墙面板后土压力的分布规律。挡土面板后土压力并不是呈线性分布,也没有表现中间大、两端小的三角形分布或曲线,即在挡土墙的墙底和墙顶土压力接近于0、在挡土墙的中间土压力最大的分布规律,而是在距离挡土墙顶部1/3h以上(h为墙高),挡土墙面板后的土压力分布完全呈线性分布,与朗肯主动土压力理论相似;但是在距离挡土墙顶部1/3h以下位置,挡土墙面板后的土压力随着挡土墙高度的延伸,土压力基本保持不变,近似呈现一条竖线段。结果表明这种挡土墙的承栽能力得到明显加强。     

Analysis and Design of Retaining Wall having Reinforced Cohesive Frictional Backfill

The case of a rigid wall with inclined back face retaining reinforced cohesive-frictional backfill subjected to uniformly distributed surcharge load has been analyzed using limit equilibrium approach. The analysis considers the stability of an element of the failure wedge, which is assumed to develop in the reinforced earth mass adjoining the back face of wall. The non-dimensional charts have been developed for computing the lateral earth pressure on wall and the height of its point of application above the base of wall. The theoretical findings have been verified by model tests on a rigid wall retaining a dry cohesive-frictional soil reinforced by geogrid strips. Experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. A design example has been included to illustrate the design procedure.     

整体刚性面板加筋土挡墙基频影响因素计算分析

作为一种柔性支挡结构,加筋土挡墙相较于传统重力式挡墙具有优越的抗震性能。由于结构在地震等动荷载作用下的动力响应大小与其自身的固有频率大小有关,因此,固有频率的研究显得尤为重要,特别是其最小值基频。以整体刚性面板加筋土挡墙为研究对象,分别用弹性地基梁模型、线性弹簧模型表示面板、填土及筋材,提出了一种加筋土挡墙固有频率计算方法。计算求得的基频值与既有瑞利能量法计算值具有较好的一致性。参数分析表明：填土中铺设筋材可以增大墙体的基频;对于加筋土挡墙,筋材长度以及筋材-填土界面摩擦系数对墙体基频影响较小;随着筋材竖向间距的增大,加筋密度对加筋土挡墙基频的影响逐渐减小;墙体基频随着面板宽度的增大先减小后增大;随着面板模量的减小,墙体基频趋于恒值。     

地震作用下返包式加筋土挡墙数值模拟

返包式加筋土挡墙是一种柔性面板挡墙,因其良好的地基适应性及地震安全性广泛应用于交通、市政和水利等诸多领域中。本文使用FLAC^3D数值模拟程序对返包式加筋土挡墙墙面坡度、土工袋填料及筋材强度进行了抗震性能研究。研究结果表明：当墙面坡度<1∶0.30时,墙后侧向土压力分布均匀且数值较小,近似于一条竖向直线;当墙面坡度≥1∶0.30时,墙后侧向土压力分布规律一致且符合朗肯土压力理论。因此,当墙面坡度<1∶0.30时,加筋土结构应按加筋土边坡进行设计;当墙面坡度≥1∶0.30时,加筋土结构应按加筋土挡墙进行设计。土工袋填料种类对返包式加筋土挡墙地震动力响应几乎没有影响,在抗震设计时可不考虑其对挡墙的影响。筋材强度越高,返包式加筋土挡墙抗震性能越好,但筋材强度与挡墙的抗震性能不成正比例,由于加筋土结构的"加筋作用饱和"现象,大幅度提升筋材强度并不会使挡墙的抗震性能得到大幅度提升;因此,工程中在保证筋材强度达标的前提下需注意经济性。     

加筋土挡墙静载模型试验及其力学性能研究

为研究加筋土挡墙在墙顶荷载作用下土体受力和变形形态,通过改变筋材层数、筋材长度和替换加筋材料等方式对加筋土挡墙进行了4种工况的模型试验。对4种工况下的加筋土墙体内竖向土压力、墙面水平位移、墙顶竖向位移和筋材应变等进行对比研究。研究表明,挡墙上部竖向土压力增长较快且各层竖向土压力最大值由加载点下部向墙面处移动;墙顶荷载超过130 kPa时,由于不均匀沉降,第5层筋材对应墙面处有向内收缩趋势,墙面水平位移最大值大约在上三分点位置;整个加载阶段,筋材总体应变值增幅不大且远小于筋材设计应变峰值;增加挡墙内筋材层数和增加筋材长度均可提升挡墙各方面性能,但增加筋材层数提高效果要优于增加筋材长度;使用废旧轮胎代替单向格栅进行加筋可有效提高挡墙整体性能,分散超载引起的附加应力,有效减小墙面水平位移和墙顶竖向位移。     

Seismic response analysis of geosynthetic reinforced soil segmental retaining walls by finite element method

The paper presents the results of a finite element analysis of the dynamic response of a geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining wall that is constructed with dry-stacked modular concrete blocks as the facia system. In the finite element model, the cyclic shear behavior of the backfill soil is described by a hyperbolic stress-strain relationship with Masing hysteretic unload-reload behavior. The reinforcement material is modelled using a similar hysteretic model which takes into account the measured response of cyclic load-extension tests performed on unconfined geogrid specimens in the laboratory. Interface shear between wall components is simulated using slip elements. The results of finite element analyses giving the seismic response of a typical geogrid reinforced segmental retaining wall subjected to prescribed acceleration records are presented. The results of analyses highlight the influence of dynamic loading on: (1) wall displacement; (2) cumulative interface shear force and displacement between facing units; (3) tensile forces developed in the reinforcement and; (4) acceleration response over the height of the wall. A number of implications to the design of these structures are identified based on the results of these simulations.     

面板对路堤式加筋土挡墙力学特性的影响

加筋土挡墙作为一种新型的轻型支挡结构,广泛应用于公路、铁路、港口等工程中。随着加筋土挡墙技术的发展,面板的类型也越来越丰富。利用Plaxis有限元软件,对路堤式加筋土挡墙进行了二维有限元计算分析。针对墙背水平土压力、垂直土压力、挡墙侧向位移、筋材应变和挡墙稳定系数等计算结果的分析,探讨了3种类型面板（返包式面板、整体式面板和拼装式面板）对路堤式加筋土挡墙力学性能的影响。研究结果表明,垂直和水平土压力的数值计算结果均小于理论值;相比较与其他两种面板的加筋土挡墙,返包式面板加筋土挡墙筋材的应变最大;面板类型对于加筋土挡墙的整体稳定性几乎没有影响。研究成果为实际工程的应用提供了理论指导。     

Ultimate bearing capacity of a foundation reinforced by columns or cross trenches under inclined loads: a homogenization approach

This paper addresses the geotechnical engineering problem of evaluating the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip foundation resting upon a reinforced soil, by means of the yield design homogenization approach. The analysis is notably focused on the determination of the macroscopic strength criterion of such reinforced soils, where both constituents are purely cohesive, which can be conveniently expressed through the notion of anisotropic cohesion. A comprehensive comparison is made between the classical configuration of reinforcing columns and the more original one of orthogonal reinforcing trenches. Among the most outstanding results of the analysis is the conclusion that the cross trench configuration is notably more efficient in terms of load bearing capacity than the reinforcement by columns, notably when significantly inclined loading is concerned. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

面板对加筋土挡墙影响的离心模型试验研究

加筋土挡墙因其特有的景观性能、协调变形性能而日益受到设计者青睐。面板作为加筋土挡墙的组成部分,对墙体的承载能力影响显著。针对现有设计规范无法考虑面板形式对结构自身力学变形特性的影响,设计并开展了整体式与分块式面板的离心模型试验。数据测试分析显示：整体式面板加载期的位移小于分块式面板位移;由于分块式面板位移较大,所以其水平土压力小于整体式面板土压力;加筋土挡墙面板底部存在应力集中现象;分块式面板筋-土界面的摩擦系数发挥值大于整体式面板数值,但两者均小于设计规范建议值;由于模型筋材长度较长并且连接件的存在,导致原型设计较为保守。     

铁路台阶式加筋土挡墙潜在破裂面特征模型试验

铁路台阶式加筋土挡墙的设计方法尚不成熟,现有设计方法不能满足铁路边坡工程实践的需求。潜在破裂面的确定是加筋土挡墙设计的关键,但现行规范仅对10 m以下单级加筋土挡墙的潜在破裂面有了明确的规定。为了研究台阶式加筋土挡墙在铁路荷载作用下潜在破裂面的特征,设计了1:4的大比例尺二级台阶式加筋土挡墙室内模型试验,以周期性加卸载的方式模拟铁路荷载,通过监测墙面水平位移、墙顶沉降及土工格栅筋带变形,分析确定潜在破裂面的位置和形状。试验结果表明：I级墙（下级墙）潜在破裂面形状与现行规范中的0.3H法破裂面类似,但位置更深,且下部破裂面更缓,表明潜在不稳定范围更大;II级墙（上级墙）潜在破裂面形状与朗肯主动破裂面基本一致,但并未从II级墙坡脚剪出,而是内移刺入I级墙体;研究结果可为铁路台阶式加筋土挡墙的设计提供理论参考。     

包裹式土工格栅加筋土挡墙水平位移研究

包裹式土工格栅加筋土挡墙在工程中的设计分析仍采用基于极限平衡理论的锚固楔体法,而没有考虑在达到极限平衡之前加筋土挡墙所发生的变形发展和积累过程。加筋土挡墙面板的水平位移是墙体内外部稳定的重要体现。通过采用有限元数值方法,分析了不同工程因素对包裹式土工格栅加筋土挡墙面板处工后水平位移的影响,分析结果表明,FEM计算值和实测值接近,说明了有限元计算分析的适用性;包裹式土工格栅加筋土挡墙面板处的工后水平位移呈由下向上增大趋势;拉筋刚度、长度、竖向间距对水平位移具有明显的影响并应选择适宜数值,以实现加筋土挡墙的良好工程性能;挡墙墙顶处外荷载大小及位置对水平位移具有相应影响,位于加筋区外的外荷载对墙面水平位移影响不明显。     

加筋砂土作用在挡土墙上的土压力研究

以土的塑性极限分析理论和拱体理论为基础，结合挡土墙的长高比，提出了墙后砂土的两种三维破坏模式，并把两种模式与加筋相结合，求出了在加筋水平间距Sx和竖向间距Sx下作用在墙上主动土压力的上限解和设计的加筋长度。最后通过实例验证了本文的理论。     

Pseudo-static Analysis of Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall considering Non-linear Failure Surface

The seismic stability of reinforced earth has been investigated in this paper using pseudo-static method of analysis considering horizontal and vertical seismic acceleration with non-linear failure surface. The sliding wedge is divided into a number of horizontal slices to determine the strength and length of the geo-synthetic reinforcement for seismic internal stability of battered face rigid retaining wall supporting c-Φ backfill. Results are presented in graphical form representing the required length of geo-sythetic reinforcement under seismic condition to maintain the internal stability of reinforced soil. The influences of horizontal and vertical seismic acceleration, soil friction angle, cohesion, adhesion and wall inclination angle on the required length of the geo-sythetic reinforcement have been studied. From the present study it is seen that the required length of geo-synthetic reinforcement increases due to increase in the value of seismic accelerations.     

挡墙加固非饱和土边坡整体稳定性分析

在对挡墙加固边坡进行设计和评价时应综合考虑基质吸力和挡墙对边坡整体稳定性的影响。应用可以考虑基质吸力的弹塑性强度折减有限元程序,分析了挡墙加固非饱和土边坡的整体稳定性,揭示了基质吸力对加固边坡整体稳定性的影响程度,同时亦分析了整体潜在滑动面位置的变化情况,并进行了关于吸力摩擦角的敏感性分析。     

南昆铁路钢管格栅膨胀土挡墙边坡加固机理模型试验研究

膨胀土边坡加固一直是铁路(公路)建设中的难题，常规刚性结构严格约束膨胀土变形，易使结构受力过大而破坏，柔性结构易使坡体变形过大而失稳，往往难以达到预期效果。本文提出钢管格栅膨胀土挡墙，合理协调结构的受力和变形，达到加固膨胀土边坡的目的:膨胀土做挡墙本体填料、土工格栅增强墙体整体性、纵向贯穿钢管提高墙体刚度。采用大比例尺相似模型试验，在模拟降雨条件下，对比该新型结构与常规结构的加固效果，通过监测挡墙水平位移、墙背土压力、钢管变形，研究钢管格栅膨胀土挡墙加固边坡机理。结果表明:钢管格栅挡墙与常规格栅挡墙相比，变形显著降低且更趋协调，承载能力明显提高，纵向贯穿墙体且深入地基的钢管有效改善了墙体的受力。研究成果可为膨胀土边坡加固结构选型及其构造设计提供理论参考。     

基于二楔块法的加筋土挡墙屈服加速度及破坏模式极限分析

加筋土挡墙具有优越的抗震性能,并在土建工程中被广泛应用,因此,加筋土挡墙抗震设计方法的研究尤为重要。为了能够分析加筋体内部筋材布置方式、筋材抗拉强度等对屈服加速度的影响,假定破坏模式为双楔块模式,根据极限分析理论推导了加筋土挡墙屈服加速度系数表达式。与规范计算值相比,计算结果更接近模型测试值与数值模拟结果,同时计算方法可以反映模型的真实破坏模式。参数分析表明：屈服加速度随着筋材抗拉强度的增大而增大,特别是筋材长度较长时;随着筋材竖向间距的增大,屈服加速度逐渐减小;面板的宽度对屈服加速度几乎不产生影响;与面板宽度相比,筋材抗拉强度与竖向间距对加筋土挡墙破裂面形状的影响更大。     

台阶式加筋土挡墙的原型试验研究

对一座台阶式钢筋混凝土串联拉筋加筋土挡墙的筋带应力、土侧向压力、土竖向压力及挡墙变形进行了实测和分析, 所得结论可供设计类似支挡结构时参考。     

Capturing strain localization in reinforced soils

Lade’s single hardening soil model with Cosserat rotation embodied in the finite element method is employed to investigate the behavior of geosynthetic reinforced soils with special attention to the development of shear banding. The ability of the finite element model to detect shear banding in a reinforced soil is examined against three high quality small-scale laboratory plane strain tests on Toyoura sand with and without reinforcement. These three tests were chosen because of the clear failure surfaces that developed in the soil during loading. The FEM analyses were able to reasonably simulate the plane strain laboratory tests including both unreinforced and reinforced cases. The FEM analyses gave reasonably good agreement with the experimental results in terms of global stress–strain relationships and shear band occurrences. Furthermore, and based on FE analyses of a hypothetical geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining wall, it is shown that the geosynthetic reinforcements are very effective in hindering the formation of shear bands in GRS retaining walls when small spacing between the reinforcement layers was used. When used properly, the geosynthetic reinforcements made the soil behave as a truly reinforced mass of considerable stiffness and strength.