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Numerical Analysis of Composite Soil Nailing Retaining Wall under Earthquake

Ma, Tian-Zhong / Zhu, Yan-Peng / Meng, De-Ju

The seismic response of slope supported by composite soil nailing is analyzed by using finite element software ADNIA, in which the EL-Centro wave is selected as input earthquake wave. The analytical contents include the displacement and acceleration of supporting slope, as well as the time history responses of the axial forces of anchors. In the establishment of finite element model, the interaction between soil body and supporting structure is considered. The elastic-plastic M-C model with nonlinear static and dynamic behavior is used to simulate the soil body, and the dual linear strengthen model is adopted to simulate the supporting structure, then the interaction between soil body and supporting structure is simulated with contact element. The results show that the composite soil nailing slope supporting structure has better seismic performance than the general soil nailing slope supporting structure. The maximum horizontal displacement of the latter occurs at the slope top, but that of the former occurs at the slope upper. Especially after the imposition of the prestress, the slope displacement under earthquake reduces significantly, and the axial forces of anchors under earthquake enlarge significantly. Moreover, the axial forces of anchors reach maximum values near the slipping surface. The displacement and the acceleration of slope increase along the slope height. The conclusions obtained provide basis for the seismic design of permanent supporting slope and reference for similar projects.