To investigate the performance of a reinforced soil retaining wall during service for a passenger-dedicated railway, long-term remote observation testing of the back-to-back geogrid reinforced retaining wall (BBGRSW) of Qing-Rong passenger-dedicated railway in Shandong Province was conducted for 60 months. The performance of the reinforced retaining wall was investigated after construction, and the lateral earth pressure of the reinforced soil wall was analyzed. The vertical stress on the wall and tension on the geogrid were measured using pressure cells and flexible deformation gauges, thereby resulting in the distribution of data and changes in the service period. The test results show that the pressure and deformation of the wall are almost stable. It was determined that the lateral earth pressure on the back of the wall panel was approximately 119.2% of the completion time during the 60 months after construction. The vertical stress on the reinforced soil retaining wall remained approximately stable 60 months post-construction. The maximum strain of the measured geogrids accounted for less than 30% of the peak strain. Moreover, the deformation of the wall was relatively small, which indicated that both sides of the wall remained in good condition. These research results can serve as a reference for the design optimization of reinforced soil retaining walls for high-speed railways.


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    Title :

    Performance of Back-to-Back Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls for Railways during Service


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record


    Contributors:
    Yang, Guangqing (author) / Zhao, Yunfei (author) / Wang, Zhijie (author) / Wang, He (author)


    Publication date :

    2021-07-07




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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