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Article

Earth Fill Modelling with Finite Element Method

by
Aydın Kavaka
1,*,
Fuat Okaya
1,
Serdar Doğanb
2 and
Utkan Mutmana
1
1
Kocaeli University, Civil Engineering Department, Kocaeli, Turkey
2
Doka scaffolding system, Güzeller OSB,41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Math. Comput. Appl. 2011, 16(3), 565-575; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca16030565
Published: 1 December 2011

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine load-deformation characteristics at different fill layers of a high fill and to determine typical modeling parameters by using plate loading tests in a real construction site. The average value of the modulus of elasticity Eplaxis was found to be 53 MN/m2 and Poisson’s ratio was found to be 0.2 for the dense sand soil of the construction site. With proper compaction, load-deformation characteristics were found to be almost identical in different layers of the fill and very close to that of the natural soil.
Keywords: Granular fill; Plate loading test; Plaxis; Elasticity modulus Granular fill; Plate loading test; Plaxis; Elasticity modulus

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Kavaka, A.; Okaya, F.; Doğanb, S.; Mutmana, U. Earth Fill Modelling with Finite Element Method. Math. Comput. Appl. 2011, 16, 565-575. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca16030565

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Kavaka A, Okaya F, Doğanb S, Mutmana U. Earth Fill Modelling with Finite Element Method. Mathematical and Computational Applications. 2011; 16(3):565-575. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca16030565

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Kavaka, Aydın, Fuat Okaya, Serdar Doğanb, and Utkan Mutmana. 2011. "Earth Fill Modelling with Finite Element Method" Mathematical and Computational Applications 16, no. 3: 565-575. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca16030565

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