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Case Study of Retaining Wall Supporting Swelling Soil in Mosul City
The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect of expansive soil on the resulting horizontal stresses and deformations inflicted on a retaining wall. Real concrete cantilever retaining wall resting on and supporting backfill of expansive soil was selected from Al-Mosul city. The depth of the water table plays an important role in the expansion of swelling soil. The major variable considered in the study is the depth of the water table and its effect on the lateral swelling, vertical swelling, and the lateral deflection of the wall is studied. The results show that the lateral stresses increased with the depth of the wall and reached the maximum value then decreased. The lateral deflection of the wall increased with the height of the wall and raising the level of the water table. The vertical swelling decreased with raising the water table. Generally, the vertical swelling along the horizontal distance behind the wall increased with raising the level of the water table.
Case Study of Retaining Wall Supporting Swelling Soil in Mosul City
The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect of expansive soil on the resulting horizontal stresses and deformations inflicted on a retaining wall. Real concrete cantilever retaining wall resting on and supporting backfill of expansive soil was selected from Al-Mosul city. The depth of the water table plays an important role in the expansion of swelling soil. The major variable considered in the study is the depth of the water table and its effect on the lateral swelling, vertical swelling, and the lateral deflection of the wall is studied. The results show that the lateral stresses increased with the depth of the wall and reached the maximum value then decreased. The lateral deflection of the wall increased with the height of the wall and raising the level of the water table. The vertical swelling decreased with raising the water table. Generally, the vertical swelling along the horizontal distance behind the wall increased with raising the level of the water table.
Case Study of Retaining Wall Supporting Swelling Soil in Mosul City
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Karkush, Mahdi O. (editor) / Choudhury, Deepankar (editor) / Al-Juari, Khawla A. (author) / Fattah, Mohammed Y. (author) / Khattab, Suhail I. A. (author) / Al-Shamam, Mohammed K. (author)
2020-12-22
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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