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Shear Ring Method for Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis in Floodwalls
Mete Oner, William P. Dawkins Professors, School of Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Reed Mosher Research Civil Engineer, Information Technology Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. | |
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A new method is introduced for engineering design/analysis of floodwalls. The method is based on the earlier findings on the behavior of floodwalls: (1) the principal mode of motion is horizontal, but with a rotation component, (2) the soil, as opposed to the pile, is the major component of the system which determines the overall deformations. The development of the method and its verification through comparisons with comprehensive finite element analyses are described.
Keywords: Analysis, Soft Clays, Sheetpiles, Deformation
