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Research Article
4*
Ankesh Shrivastava
Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall has been increasingly used in many Central, state and private projects
over the last 20 years. MSE walls are reliable, constructible, and cost effective. However, designing and analysis of
MSE all has become a problem for many agencies using them. In this paper a Finite-Element Program PLAXIS is
used to analysis and designing of 44 meter 4 tiered MSE wall. Based on the parametric studies it is observed that the
top 1st tiered wall shows the deflection of about 130mm, the total displacement of wall is about 132mm, extreme
stresses on to the wall are about 29.69%, and total extreme stresses are about 973. 06 kN/m2 to the downward
direction from the top of the wall. This paper presents the results of investigations to design and analysis of 44 meter
MSE wall.
1. INTRODUCTION
Soil is an abundant construction material, which
has compressive strength and no tensile strength.
To overcome this weakness, the soil can be
reinforced with materials with high tensile
strength.
The
basic
principal
of
earth
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3. OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
development
of
reinforced
of
nd
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5. FINITE-ELEMENT MODELING
reinforced
wall
in
Vijayawada
(Andhra
Pradesh).
good
drainage,
and
good
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Granular Material
Loose
Dense
Loose
Dense
Gravel
16.0
18.0
20.0
21.0
19.0
21.0
21.5
23.0
16.5
18.5
20.0
21.5
18.0
21.0
20.5
22.5
17.0
19.0
20.0
21.5
Rock fill
15.0
17.5
19.5
21.0
Backfill soil
Draining soil
Type
Units
Undrained
Drained
dry
kN/m3
18
16
sat.
kN/m
20
20
Kx
m/day
0.00
1.00
Ky
m/day
0.00
1.00
Cref
kN/m
10
30
30
Eref
kN/m
6000
1000
0.3
0.3
Modular Block
Non-Porous
dry (kN/m3)
2
24
Eref (kN/m )
1.05X1010
0.15
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Mesh Data
reinforcing elements.
Table 4- Geotextile data set Parameter
No.
Identification
EA (kN/m)
SR-2/UX-1700
64.10
0.00
Type of element
Type of integration
Total no.
Soil
15-noded
12-point Gauss
1276
Geogrid
5-node line
4-point Newton-Cotes
338
7. RESULTS
Stresses
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st
Strain
Fig. 7.3 Stress vs. Strain Curve For Different Tiered wall
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Displacement
Displacement,
in
Newtonian
mechanics,
Fig. 7.4 Load vs. Displacement Plot for Different Reinforcing Layers
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
displacement of facing is in
8.
minimum displacement.
8. CONCLUSION
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
effective
means
of
improving
16.
the
17.
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2.
18.
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