Shake table test of MSE wall with tire derived aggregates (TDA) backfill

David Hartman, Martin Ledezma, Ming Xiao, Manoochehr Zoghi

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Abstract

This paper reports a shake table test on the seismic responses of geosynthetically reinforced wall with lightweight tire derived aggregates (TDA) as backfill. A section of reduced-scale MSE wall (1.5m high, 1.2m deep, and 1.5m long) was built in a box that was anchored on a one-dimensional shake table. The scaled 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake excitations were replicated by the shake table. Dynamic similitude laws were followed in constructing the model test and in scaling the seismic excitations. Layers of geogrid were used as reinforcement, which was based on the static internal stability design of MSE walls. The MSE wall was tested with surcharge of 3.4 kN/m2. The wrap-around MSE wall was instrumented with accelerometers, linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), linear potentiometers, and dynamic soil stress gauges to respectively record the accelerations, wall vertical settlements, horizontal deflections of wall face, and transient effective stresses during the shaking. The results revealed satisfactory seismic performance of a geosynthetically reinforced wall with TDA backfill.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGeoCongress 2013
Subtitle of host publicationStability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments III - Proceedings of the 2013 Congress
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages1168-1177
Number of pages10
Edition231 GSP
ISBN (Print)9780784412787
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 Congress on Stability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments III, Geo-Congress 2013 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Mar 3 2013Mar 7 2013

Publication series

NameGeotechnical Special Publication
Number231 GSP
ISSN (Print)0895-0563

Other

Other2013 Congress on Stability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments III, Geo-Congress 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period3/3/133/7/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Building and Construction
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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