The modelling of lateral movement of soft soil using finite element analysis and laboratory model / Juhaizad Ahmad, Nor Hazwani Md Zain and Prof. Madya Dr. Yasmin Ashaari

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Juhaizad, Md Zain, Nor Hazwani, Ashaari, Yasmin
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering. Civil engineering; Soil mechanics. Including properties of soils, water in soil, strength properties, consolidation, etc.
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/565/1/LP_JUHAIZAD%20AHMAD%2010_5%201.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/565/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Lateral movement of sheet pile driven in soft soils has been a major problem in geotechnical engineering. It was reported that the conventional theories such as Rankine and Coulomb theory has overpredicted the lateral movement, hence causing inaccuracy. On top of that, the behavior of lateral...