An investigation on the formation of cracks at the corner turns of the modular block earth walls

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dc.contributor.authorHamderi, Murat
dc.contributor.authorGüler, Erol
dc.contributor.authorRaouf, Ayman
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-08T21:51:23Z
dc.date.available2021-01-08T21:51:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentTAÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionGuler, Erol/0000-0002-3492-387Xen_US
dc.descriptionWOS:000458209300006en_US
dc.description.abstractThe design manuals for Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls include the methodology for various conditions, except the case where the wall has a curved corner turn. Lately, some problems were reportedly associated with these types of walls. One of the typical problems is cracking/separation of the modular blocks. The most common method for analysing the behaviour of reinforced soil walls is a 2-D plane-strain analysis, which is insufficient for the current problem. Therefore, in this study, a 3-D finite-element (FE) model, that is capable of modelling corner turns, has been established. The main elements of the model are modular blocks, interface elements, soil, and reinforcements. As a first step, the performance of the FE model was evaluated by comparing the stress-strain response of a laboratory-scale wall with its counterpart in the FE program. Later, a large-size modular block wall model was created and run with various input parameters. The modelling results revealed that the reinforcement stiffness and the soil modulus are effective in the separation and cracking of blocks. It is considered that the cracking of blocks is related to an excessive stress build-up. These stresses reduced when the reinforcement stiffness increased. It is foreseen that the crack occurrence is less likely to happen under reduced stress.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40999-017-0216-5
dc.identifier.endpage230en_US
dc.identifier.issn1735-0522
dc.identifier.issn2383-3874
dc.identifier.issue2Ben_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85045983619
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage219en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-017-0216-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12846/200
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000458209300006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorHamderi, Murat
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing Ag
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal Of Civil Engineering
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectSegmental Modular Block Wallsen_US
dc.subjectTno Dianaen_US
dc.subjectCracksen_US
dc.subjectCorner Turnsen_US
dc.subjectSeparationen_US
dc.titleAn investigation on the formation of cracks at the corner turns of the modular block earth walls
dc.typeArticle

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