Analysis of model sheet pile walls with plastic hinges

Geotechnique

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 487-499

  Bourne Webb, P J ^a   Potts, D M ^b   Konig D ^c   Rowbottom, D ^d  

^a Independent Geotechnical Engineer   (Portugal)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d Corus Construction Services and Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrifuge modelling; Limit state design analysis; Numerical modelling; Sheet piles and cofferdams; Standards

Indexed keywords

ANCHORED WALL; BACK-ANALYSIS; BUCKLING EFFECTS; CALCULATION METHODS; CALCULATION MODELS; CAP MODELS; CENTRIFUGE MODELLING; CENTRIFUGE TESTING; DRY SAND; EARTH PRESSURE; EUROCODE 3; FINITE-ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; KINEMATIC MECHANISM; LIMIT STATE DESIGNS; MOMENT-CURVATURE; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PLASTIC BENDING; PLASTIC HINGES; PLASTIC HINGING; SHEET PILE WALL; SHEET PILES AND COFFERDAMS; STEEL SHEET PILES; TEST RESULTS;

CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PILES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RETAINING WALLS; STEEL TESTING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

STEEL SHEET;

BACK ANALYSIS; BUILDING CODE; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; COFFERDAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RETAINING WALL; SHEET PILED WALL; STEEL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 79955889733     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.9.P.061     Document Type: Article

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