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Distinct element method analysis of a retaining wall using a steel frame and fill materials

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A technique is developed to clearly establish the shear resistance of a cellular structure, retaining wall composed of a steel frame and fill materials with both continuous and discontinuous characteristics. To overcome the limitation of the existing analysis approach based on continuum mechanics, in which the shear behavior and interaction between the frames and fill material of this type of structure are difficult to describe, this paper introduces displacement incremental analysis into the distinct element method. The results obtained by using the proposed approach are compared with experimental results to verify its accuracy. The results show an internal friction angle of fill materials and overburdening load are major factor determining the shear resistance of a retaining wall with a cellular structure type. From the results of the parametric study on the shear behavior of this type of structure, this paper also proposes a shear resistance moment-shear displacement formula for designing a retaining wall with a cellular structure type.

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This work was financially supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (No. 2010-0026196).

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, South Korea

    Sam Dong Jung, Jeong Soo Kim, Jung Won Park, Jong Hwa Won & Moon Kyum Kim

  2. R&D Planning Division, Korea Institute of Construction & Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning, 286 Simindaero, Anyang, South Korea

    Sam Dong Jung

  3. SOC & Plant Division, Korea Institute of Construction & Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning, 286 Simindaero, Anyang, South Korea

    Jung Won Park

  4. Subsea R&D Group, DSME R&D Institute, 640 Nonhyun-ro, Seoul, South Korea

    Jong Hwa Won

  5. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, South Korea

    Moon Kyum Kim

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Jung, S.D., Kim, J.S., Park, J.W. et al. Distinct element method analysis of a retaining wall using a steel frame and fill materials. Multimed Tools Appl 74, 9017–9029 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-013-1534-5

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