Analysis of PV Drains for Mitigation of Seismically Induced Ground Deformations in Sand Slopes
Prefabricated vertical (PV) drain arrays have been proposed as a minimally intrusive technique for mitigating seismically induced ground deformations in sandy liquefiable slopes. This paper describes the representation of individual PV drains as line elements within a finite-element program. The ele...
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117512 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5358-4140 |
| Summary: | Prefabricated vertical (PV) drain arrays have been proposed as a minimally intrusive technique for mitigating seismically induced ground deformations in sandy liquefiable slopes. This paper describes the representation of individual PV drains as line elements within a finite-element program. The elements can represent laminar or fully turbulent discharge regimes, based on classic Darcy-Weisbach pipe flow, as well as fluid storage above the water table. Two-dimensional, plane strain simulations of coupled flow and deformation are performed using the proposed PV drain elements, with equivalent permeability properties for the surrounding soil mass, and a constitutive soil model describing the nonlinear effective stress-strain behavior of the sand. The numerical predictions are evaluated through comparisons with pore pressures and deformations measured in a centrifuge model test. The results highlight the role of the PV drains and their discharge characteristics in controlling deformation mechanisms. |
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