RATIONAL EVALUATION METHOD OF EARTH PRESSURE ON THE CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL

The aim of this paper is to propose improved trial wedge method which can evaluate active earth pressure on cantilever retaining wall by taking into account the heel length of the wall as well as the shape of backfill. In order to make sure of the applicability of this method, model test and calculation are carried out: the results predicted by this method are in good agreement with the model test; and, therefore, this method is proved to give rational solution to the stability evaluation on cantilever retaining wall.