Centrifuge Modeling of Highway Embankment Improved by Hybrid Type Reinforcement

Chengjiong Qin, Hemanta Hazarika, Yoshifumi Kochi, Masanori Murai, Hideo Furuichi, Guojun Liu, Naoto Watanabe, Shinichiro Ishibashi, Daisuke Matsumoto

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Abstract

The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes destroyed a few highway embankments of the Kyushu Expressway in the Kumamoto province, located at the saturated, loose sandy foundation. To reduce the potential risk of earthquake-induced damage, such as these embankment failures, an innovative low-cost hybrid type reinforcement was developed, consisting of vertical and inclined piles. This study presents a series of centrifuge tests modeling the performance of highway embankments subjected to embankment failure. The sinusoidal wave with a peak shaking amplitude of 0.2 g was adopted. Several aspects regarding the behaviors of excess generation of pore water pressure, pile bending moment and embankment settlement under four configurations were revealed and discussed. The centrifuge test results illustrate the hybrid type reinforcement with the angle (55°) between the vertical and inclined pile which has the greater performance during the dynamic loading.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClimate Change Adaptation from Geotechnical Perspectives - Select Proceedings of CREST 2023
EditorsHemanta Hazarika, Stuart Kenneth Haigh, Babloo Chaudhary, Masanori Murai, Suman Manandhar
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages145-155
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789819992140
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event2nd International Conference on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies, CREST 2023 - Fukuoka, Japan
Duration: Nov 20 2023Nov 22 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume447
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Construction Resources for Environmentally Sustainable Technologies, CREST 2023
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityFukuoka
Period11/20/2311/22/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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