TY - GEN
T1 - Masonry retaining wall under static load using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis
AU - Tian, J. Q.
AU - Nishiyama, S.
AU - Koyama, T.
AU - Ohnishi, Y.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Masonry is commonly used in the construction of traditional Japanese castle before and it is expected to be applied to retaining wall construction. Hence, the study of mechanical behavior of the masonry is necessary and only discontinuous based numerical approach can detect explicitly. In this research, a field experiment was held to detect the behavior of a masonry retaining wall under static load and a numerical simulations using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) was carried and compared with the results obtained from field experiment. The simulation of masonry's behavior such as deformation mode and displacement was similar to the ones obtained from the field experiment. The DDA simulations clearly showed that the rocks at the center of masonry retaining wall were the most sensitive part when external loads were applied.
AB - Masonry is commonly used in the construction of traditional Japanese castle before and it is expected to be applied to retaining wall construction. Hence, the study of mechanical behavior of the masonry is necessary and only discontinuous based numerical approach can detect explicitly. In this research, a field experiment was held to detect the behavior of a masonry retaining wall under static load and a numerical simulations using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) was carried and compared with the results obtained from field experiment. The simulation of masonry's behavior such as deformation mode and displacement was similar to the ones obtained from the field experiment. The DDA simulations clearly showed that the rocks at the center of masonry retaining wall were the most sensitive part when external loads were applied.
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U2 - 10.1201/b11600-22
DO - 10.1201/b11600-22
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84857212990
SN - 9780415684040
T3 - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advances in Discontinuous Numerical Methods and Applications in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, ICADD 10
SP - 169
EP - 174
BT - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advances in Discontinuous Numerical Methods and Applications in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, ICADD 10
PB - CRC Press
T2 - 10th International Conference on Advances in Discontinuous Numerical Methods and Applications in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, ICADD 10
Y2 - 6 December 2011 through 8 December 2011
ER -