Numerical study of parameters influencing the response of flexible retaining walls

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 290-308

  Vaziri, Hans H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anchor; Arching; Deflection; Numerical analysis; Retaining wall; Soil structure interaction

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALLS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STIFFNESS; STRUTS;

ANCHOR LOADS; ARCHING; CORRECTION FORCES; FLEXIBILITY MATRIX INVERSION; LATERAL WALL DISPLACEMENT; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

NUMERICAL MODEL; RETAINING WALL; SOIL/STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0030114790     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-008     Document Type: Article

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