Investigation of Soil Arching with Centrifuge Tests

• Published in: Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Vol. 140; no. 2
• Main Authors: Iglesia, Geraldo R, Einstein, Herbert H, Whitman, Robert V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Bridging; Centrifuges; Design engineering; Geoenvironmental engineering; Geotechnics; Plane strain; Soil investigations; Technical Papers; Underground structures

AbstractThe classic experiment of a yielding trapdoor in (two-dimensional) plane strain beneath a granular mass is revisited, this time in the high-gravity environment of a geotechnical centrifuge. High-speed acquisition of load and displacement data makes it possible to examine the arching behavior...