Behavior of Tire-Geogrid–Reinforced Retaining Wall System under Dynamic Vehicle Load
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 20, Issue 4
Abstract
The surge in the number of cars has generated enormous numbers of waste tires in recent years. How to utilize the waste tires in engineering construction in an environmentally friendly way is a problem that China and many other countries have to tackle. In this study, the dynamic response of a retaining wall reinforced with combined waste tires and geogrid was experimentally investigated. The simulated dynamic vehicle load was exerted by a self-developed loading system. The performance of the combined waste tire and geogrid reinforcement for a retaining wall system was compared with that of systems reinforced with biaxial geogrid, geocell, and waste tire. The accelerations and vertical earth pressures at selected locations within the model and deformations of different reinforced retaining walls subjected to simulated dynamic vehicle loads were measured. The test results demonstrated that the combined waste tire and geogrid reinforcement enhanced the dynamic performance and stability of the retaining wall. Furthermore, the influences of tire spacing, vehicle speed and loading magnitude on the dynamic responses of the reinforced retaining wall system also were examined. The findings drawn from this study along with the derived correlations likely will benefit both relevant engineering practice and the recycling of waste tires.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available from the corresponding author by request.
Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful for the financial support given by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51678224, 51778217, and 51808421), the Hubei Provincial Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 2018CFA063), the National Program on Key Research Project of China (No. 2016YFC0502208), the Hubei Central Special Fund for Local Science and Technology Development (2018ZYYD005), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WUT: 2018IVA071).
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Received: Jul 17, 2018
Accepted: Jul 11, 2019
Published online: Jan 20, 2020
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