Qizhi Chen1, Chuli Xu1, Baoping Zou1,*, Zhanyou Luo2, Changjie Xu3, Xu Long4,*
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.2, pp. 1503-1520, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.022823
Abstract Load transformation from the yielding part of the soil to the adjacent part is known as the soil arching effect, which plays an important role in the design of various geotechnical infrastructures. Terzaghi’s trapdoor test was an important milestone in the development of theories on soil arching. The research on earth pressure of the trapdoor problem is presented in this paper using the three-dimensional (3D) discrete element method (DEM). Five 3D trapdoor models with different heights are established by 3D DEM software PFC 3D. The variation of earth pressure on the trapdoor with the downward movement of the trapdoor, the… More >
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