Reliability assessment of steel slag and construction waste backfill for reinforced earth structures using response surface method

• Published in: Soils and foundations Vol. 65; no. 1; p. 101569
• Main Authors: Sarkar, Sanjana, Hegde, Amarnath
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Construction and demolition waste; MSE wall; Reliability analysis; Response surface method; Steel slag; Construction and demolition waste; Reliability analysis; MSE wall; Response surface method; Steel slag

The study investigates the potential of two waste materials, steel slag and construction and demolition waste (CDW) as backfills for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. The design of MSE walls traditionally relies on factors of safety (FS) derived from empirical assessments, leading to uncert...