Target reliability-based optimisation for internal seismic stability of reinforced soil structures

被引:51
作者
Basha, B. M. [1 ]
Babu, G. L. S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Civil Engn, Delhi, India
[2] Indian Inst Sci, Dept Civil Engn, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
来源
GEOTECHNIQUE | 2012年 / 62卷 / 01期
关键词
design; earth pressure; earthquakes; geosynthetics; reinforced soils; slopes; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; DESIGN; WALLS; BOUNDS;
D O I
10.1680/geot.8.P.076
中图分类号
P5 [地质学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 081803 ;
摘要
In this paper, an approach for target component and system reliability-based design optimisation (RBDO) to evaluate safety for the internal seismic stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) structures is presented. Three modes of failure are considered: tension failure of the bottom-most layer of reinforcement, pullout failure of the topmost layer of reinforcement, and total pullout failure of all reinforcement layers. The analysis is performed by treating backfill properties, geometric and strength properties of reinforcement as random variables. The optimum number of reinforcement layers and optimum pullout length needed to maintain stability against tension failure, pullout failure and total pullout failure for different coefficients of variation of friction angle of the backfill, design strength of the reinforcement and horizontal seismic acceleration coefficients by targeting various system reliability indices are proposed. The results provide guidelines for the total length of reinforcement required, considering the variability of backfill as well as seismic coefficients. One illustrative example is presented to explain the evaluation of reliability for internal stability of reinforced soil structures using the proposed approach. In the second illustration (the stability of five walls), the Kushiro wall subjected to the Kushiro-Oki earthquake, the Seiken wall subjected to the Chiba-ken Toho-Oki earthquake, the Ta Kung wall subjected to the Ji-Ji earthquake, and the Gould and Valencia walls subjected to Northridge earthquake are re-examined.
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页码:55 / 68
页数:14
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