Dynamic Response of Wall Backfill Retaining System

An in situ full-scale test is conducted to measure the dynamic response of a long cantilever wall that retains backfill soil. The recorded modal parameters of this retaining wall exhibited significant similarity to those of a clamped cantilever plate (rather than those of a cantilever beam or plane-...

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Main Authors: Sreenivas Alampalli, Ahmed-W. Elgamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1997-4405
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description An in situ full-scale test is conducted to measure the dynamic response of a long cantilever wall that retains backfill soil. The recorded modal parameters of this retaining wall exhibited significant similarity to those of a clamped cantilever plate (rather than those of a cantilever beam or plane-strain analysis). Such a three-dimensional (3-D) response pattern is not accounted for by current analysis procedures. A simple 3-D finite element model is employed to further analyze the observed resonant configurations. The results indicate that such configurations play an important role in the seismic response of wall backfill soil systems of variable height, such as wing walls supporting highway approach ramps.
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spelling doaj-art-a33b110f39cc4b0f8375534c69fb5c422025-02-03T01:00:02ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92031997-01-014425125910.3233/SAV-1997-4405Dynamic Response of Wall Backfill Retaining SystemSreenivas Alampalli0Ahmed-W. Elgamal1Transportation Research & Development Bureau, New York State Department of Transportation, 1220, Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12232-0869, USAUniversity of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093-0085, USAAn in situ full-scale test is conducted to measure the dynamic response of a long cantilever wall that retains backfill soil. The recorded modal parameters of this retaining wall exhibited significant similarity to those of a clamped cantilever plate (rather than those of a cantilever beam or plane-strain analysis). Such a three-dimensional (3-D) response pattern is not accounted for by current analysis procedures. A simple 3-D finite element model is employed to further analyze the observed resonant configurations. The results indicate that such configurations play an important role in the seismic response of wall backfill soil systems of variable height, such as wing walls supporting highway approach ramps.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1997-4405
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