Proposed Improvements To Analytical Models of Anchored Retaining Walls

Abstract

Anchored retaining walls are restraining walls constructed using anchors to achieve the highest stiffness possible within economic considerations. Anchor length estimation has an important role in the study of the stability of anchored retaining walls. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anchor length using different proposed failure models and Kranz's classic model. In addition, several parametric studies were conducted to find reliable results in the stability analysis of retaining anchored walls with the aim of obtaining stable and shorter anchor lengths. A numerical study was carried out using Geo4 and Plaxis 8.6 software on the same standard profile as analytically studied so as to validate the proposed mechanical models. The failure models proposed in this work are shown to be a useful tool for obtaining stable and shorter anchor lengths for anchored retaining walls.