The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures
The stability of earth retaining structures in flood prone areas has become a serious problem in many countries. The two most basic causes of failure arising from flooding are scouring and erosion of the foundation of the superstructure. Hence, a number of structures like bridges employ scour-arrest...
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| author | Mahyuddin Ramli T.J.r. Karasu Eethar Thanon Dawood |
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| description | The stability of earth retaining structures in flood prone areas has become a serious problem in many countries. The two most basic causes of failure arising from flooding are scouring and erosion of the foundation of the superstructure. Hence, a number of structures like bridges employ scour-arresting devices, e.g., gabions to acting on the piers and abutments during flooding. Research was therefore undertaken to improve gabion resistance against lateral movement by means of an interlocking configuration instead of the conventional stack-and-pair system. This involved simulating lateral thrusts against two dimensionally identical retaining wall systems configured according to the rectangular and hexagonal gabion type. The evolution of deformation observed suggested that the interlocking design exhibits better structural integrity than the conventional box gabion-based wall in resisting lateral movement and therefore warrants consideration for use as an appropriate scour-arresting device for earth retaining structures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf28b3ee8066417fb4ba452d6a1b034a2022-12-21T21:24:41ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682013-12-0152470571010.1016/j.aej.2013.07.005The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structuresMahyuddin Ramli0T.J.r. Karasu1Eethar Thanon Dawood2School of Housing Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MalaysiaSchool of Housing Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MalaysiaBuilding and Construction Technology Engineering, Technical college of Mosul, Mosul-IraqThe stability of earth retaining structures in flood prone areas has become a serious problem in many countries. The two most basic causes of failure arising from flooding are scouring and erosion of the foundation of the superstructure. Hence, a number of structures like bridges employ scour-arresting devices, e.g., gabions to acting on the piers and abutments during flooding. Research was therefore undertaken to improve gabion resistance against lateral movement by means of an interlocking configuration instead of the conventional stack-and-pair system. This involved simulating lateral thrusts against two dimensionally identical retaining wall systems configured according to the rectangular and hexagonal gabion type. The evolution of deformation observed suggested that the interlocking design exhibits better structural integrity than the conventional box gabion-based wall in resisting lateral movement and therefore warrants consideration for use as an appropriate scour-arresting device for earth retaining structures.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016813000744Gabion wallsRetaining structuresErosion controlSlop stability |
| spellingShingle | Mahyuddin Ramli T.J.r. Karasu Eethar Thanon Dawood The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures Alexandria Engineering Journal Gabion walls Retaining structures Erosion control Slop stability |
| title | The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures |
| title_full | The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures |
| title_fullStr | The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures |
| title_short | The stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures |
| title_sort | stability of gabion walls for earth retaining structures |
| topic | Gabion walls Retaining structures Erosion control Slop stability |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016813000744 |
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