<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Simplification of the design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth wall structures (MSE wall or MSEW) is now an important factor that helps us not only to save a time and costs, but also to achieve the desired results more reliably. It is quite common way in practice, that the designer of a section of motorway or railway line gives order for design to a supplier of geosynthetics materials. However, supplier company has experience and skills, but a general designer does not review the safety level of design and its efficiency, and is simply incorporating into the overall design of the construction project. Actually, large number of analytical computational methods for analysis and design of MSE walls or similar structures are known. The problem of these analytical methods is the verification of deformations and global stability of structure. The article aims to clarify two methods of calculating the internal stability of MSE wall and their comparison with FEM numerical model. Comparison of design approaches allows us to draft an effective retaining wall and tells us about the appropriateness of using a reinforcing element.</p></abstract>

Simplification of the design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth wall structures (MSE wall or MSEW) is now an important factor that helps us not only to save a time and costs, but also to achieve the desired results more reliably. It is quite common way in practice, that the designer of a section of motorway or railway line gives order for design to a supplier of geosynthetics materials. However, supplier company has experience and skills, but a general designer does not review the safety level of design and its efficiency, and is simply incorporating into the overall design of the construction project. Actually, large number of analytical computational methods for analysis and design of MSE walls or similar structures are known. The problem of these analytical methods is the verification of deformations and global stability of structure. The article aims to clarify two methods of calculating the internal stability of MSE wall and their comparison with FEM numerical model. Comparison of design approaches allows us to draft an effective retaining wall and tells us about the appropriateness of using a reinforcing element.

Analytical and Numerical Evaluation of Limit States of MSE Wall Structure

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Simplification of the design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth wall structures (MSE wall or MSEW) is now an important factor that helps us not only to save a...

Analytical and Numerical Evaluation of Limit States of MSE Wall Structure

Published Online: Dec 23, 2016

Page range: 145 - 152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2016-0020

Keywords
Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE), Analytical design, FEM model, Internal stability, Soil reinforcement

© 2016 Marián Drusa et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analytical and Numerical Evaluation of Limit States of MSE Wall Structure

Published Online: Dec 23, 2016

Page range: 145 - 152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2016-0020

KeywordsMechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE), Analytical design, FEM model, Internal stability, Soil reinforcement

© 2016 Marián Drusa et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE), Analytical design, FEM model, Internal stability, Soil reinforcement