Soil Arching of Piled Embankment in Equal Settlement Pattern: A Discrete Element Analysis

Soil arching, which occurs in the piled embankments, plays an important role in stress redistribution between the relatively soft subsoil and the stiffer piles. The formation of the soil arching depends on the differential settlement of the embankment fill above the pile and the subsoil. The soil ar...

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Main Authors: Kangyu Wang, Jun Cao, Xinquan Wang, Yingjie Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/9/1627