EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STABILITY OF CELLULAR RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR SATURETED SOILS

Abstract

Series of laboratory tests have been carried out on one (single) circular and diaphragm cells of different width to height ratio (0.75, 1.00), to study the stability of cellular retaining structures in saturation soils. The tests include the following factors, such as the effect of berm ratios (back fill of cell) (0.2H, 0.4H) , embedment depth ratios (0.2H, 0.4H ), other factors such as cell width and soil type were studied too.

Three types of soils are used subbase, sand passing sieve No.4 and river sand. Where used models statistically to find out relationship between the berm, embedment depth, and horizontal displacement after applying failure load .