A Mathematical Analysis of the Stress Statement of the Soil Basis under Complex Loading near the Retaining Wall

Abstract

The present paper describes and provides an analytical solution to the problem of the stress state of a limited-thickness soil basis resting on an incompressible soil base, under the action of two distributed loads of different intensities near the retaining wall of an excavation pit. It is proposed that the method for identifying components of the stress statement within the framework of the engineering problem in question is improved, and the solution is based on the trigonometric Ribiere–Fileon series. The results obtained by the authors allow for an evaluation of the supplementary effect on a retaining wall produced by loads from heavy machinery and materials stored near this retaining wall. These findings are useful for the design of underground constructions of buildings and structures. Theoretical results are provided together with those of numerical experiments to validate the research reliability.

Performance of Pile–Wall System Adjacent to Footings

“…Ter-Martirosyan and Vanina [24] analyzed the effect of the load from stockpiled materials and construction machinery near the edge of a rectangular retaining wall on a soil foundation resting on an incompressible base. Their analyses indicated that the displacement of horizontal stresses toward a retaining wall results in extra internal forces in the retaining wall, which should be considered for reinforcing concrete retaining walls.…”