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Finite element analyses of the stability of a soil block reinforced by shear pins

  • Ouch, Rithy (Geotechnical Research Unit, Department of Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University) ;
  • Ukritchon, Boonchai (Geotechnical Research Unit, Department of Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University) ;
  • Pipatpongsa, Thirapong (Department of Urban Management, Kyoto University) ;
  • Khosravi, Mohammad Hossein (School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran)
  • Received : 2016.05.16
  • Accepted : 2017.02.02
  • Published : 2017.06.25
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Abstract

The assessment of slope stability is an essential task in geotechnical engineering. In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) was employed to investigate the performance of different shear pin arrangements to increase the stability of a soil block resting on an inclined plane with a low-interface friction plane. In the numerical models, the soil block was modeled by volume elements with linear elastic perfectly plastic material in a drained condition, while the shear pins were modeled by volume elements with linear elastic material. Interface elements were used along the bedding plane (bedding interface element) and around the shear pins (shear pin interface element) to simulate the soil-structure interaction. Bedding interface elements were used to capture the shear sliding of the soil on the low-interface friction plane while shear pin interface elements were used to model the shear bonding of the soil around the pins. A failure analysis was performed by means of the gravity loading method. The results of the 3D FEA with the numerical models were compared to those with the physical models for all cases. The effects of the number of shear pins, the shear pin locations, the different shear pin arrangements, the thickness and the width of the soil block and the associated failure mechanisms were discussed.

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Supported by : ASEAN University

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