Temperature effects on lateral earth pressure
Temperature effects on lateral earth pressure
This study aims to assess the effects of temperature on lateral earth pressure exerted on energy geostructures. The experiments performed in this study utilize a fully instrumented retaining wall facility, with pressure cells and strain gauges, at Virginia Tech. Compacted well-graded sand with silt is used as the backfill soil. Thermal loads are applied to the retaining wall and backfill soil through geothermal piping, and both the vertical and lateral earth pressures and strains are monitored during thermal cycling. A thermal cycle is applied to determine the evolution of the lateral earth pressure with temperature. The results regarding changes in the lateral earth pressure versus temperature are reported.
Q. Prieur; J. Fakhouri; T. Whitesell; A. Zubrow; F. Shahi; K. Jaradat; S. Abdelaziz
9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (ICEG2023)
Geo-Energy
https://doi.org/10.53243/ICEG2023-201
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