TY - JOUR
T1 - Rigid block distinct element modeling of dry-stone retaining walls in plane-strain
AU - Claxton, M
AU - Hart, R A
AU - McCombie, P F
AU - Walker, P
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - A simplified rigid block distinct-element numerical model is used to investigate the instability of dry-stone masonry retaining walls in plane strain. The investigation initially concentrates on modeling previously reported experimental data of wall behavior and thereafter assesses the influence of parametric variation on stability. Influence of masonry characteristics (wall joint shear stiffness, normal stiffness, tensile strength, and block geometry), backfill properties, and overall wall geometry are considered. Results from the experimental study and numerical model are compared with a limit equilibrium analysis.
AB - A simplified rigid block distinct-element numerical model is used to investigate the instability of dry-stone masonry retaining walls in plane strain. The investigation initially concentrates on modeling previously reported experimental data of wall behavior and thereafter assesses the influence of parametric variation on stability. Influence of masonry characteristics (wall joint shear stiffness, normal stiffness, tensile strength, and block geometry), backfill properties, and overall wall geometry are considered. Results from the experimental study and numerical model are compared with a limit equilibrium analysis.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:3(381)
U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:3(381)
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:3(381)
M3 - Article
SN - 1090-0241
VL - 131
SP - 381
EP - 389
JO - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
IS - 3
ER -