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Apr 26, 2012
Field Monitoring of Active Zone and Cracked Retaining Wall
Authors: C. Vipulanandan [email protected], Kalaiarasi Vembu [email protected], N. Sivaruban, and Ö. Bilgin [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Contemporary Topics in Ground Modification, Problem Soils, and Geo-Support
Abstract
In this study, the causes of distress (crack movement) in the face panels of a 244 m (800 ft) long and 4.6 m (15 ft) high retaining wall was investigated by instrumenting the active zone adjacent to the wall. The foundation of the retaining wall was placed in a CH soil few feet below the surface and the ground water table was about 7 feet below ground. Total of three boreholes were instrumented to determine the vertical and horizontal ground movements in the active zone and to determine the variation of matric soil suction adjacent to the wall. The instrumentation included tensiometers, extensometers and an inclinometer. Two additional boreholes were instrumented with extensometers and pore-water transducers to determine the consolidation settlement. The crack opening and closing in the retaining wall panels were measured regularly.
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Contemporary Topics in Ground Modification, Problem Soils, and Geo-Support
Pages: 1 - 8
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Boring
- Construction engineering
- Construction methods
- Continuum mechanics
- Cracking
- Drilling
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Field tests
- Foundations
- Fracture mechanics
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Panels (structural)
- Retaining structures
- Soil dynamics
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soil suction
- Soil water
- Solid mechanics
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Tests (by type)
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Chairman, Professor and Director of Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology (CIGMAT), and Director of Texas hurricane Center for Innovative Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4003. E-mail: [email protected]
Graduate student, Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology (CIGMAT), University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4003. E-mail: [email protected]
N. Sivaruban
Graduate student, Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology (CIGMAT), University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4003
Assisstant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4003. E-mail: [email protected]
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