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Item Seismic Behaviour of Soil Nailed Wall(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021) Amrita; Jayalekshmi, B.R.; Shivashankar, R.Soil nailing is a technique used to stabilise steep cut slopes and to retain excavations. The method consists of inserting nail bars into the ground either by drilling or by grouting. The present study evaluates the seismic behaviour of a soil nailed wall supporting a vertical cut of height 6 m. The finite element analysis has been carried out to study the stability and performance of the soil nailed wall using ANSYS software. The seismic resistance of the wall is analysed under the El-Centro ground motion. The seismic response variation for different parameters such as angle of inclination of nails and soil strength properties are studied. The maximum lateral displacements and acceleration response of soil nailed wall are evaluated under static as well as dynamic conditions. The results of the study indicate that soil nailed system imparts stability to the retaining system under dynamic conditions. © 2021, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.Item Dynamic Response of Soil Nailed Wall(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021) Amrita; Jayalekshmi, B.R.; Shivashankar, R.Soil nailing is a technique used to stabilize steep cut slopes and to retain excavations. The method consists of inserting nail bars into the ground to stabilize the soil mass. The present study evaluates the dynamic response of a soil nailed wall supporting a vertical cut of height 6 m. The finite element analysis has been carried out to study the stability and performance of the soil nailed wall using PLAXIS 2D software. The seismic resistance and failure mechanism of the wall are analyzed under the El Centro ground motion. The seismic response variation for different parameters such as angle of inclination of nail and length of nail is studied. The results are observed in terms of maximum lateral displacement, development of maximum tensile force in nails and failure mechanism of soil nailed wall under static and dynamic conditions. The results of the study indicate that the soil nailed structure is an effective method which imparts stability to the retaining system under dynamic conditions. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.Item Investigation on Stability of Vertical Cuts Retained by Soil Nailing Using Finite Element Method(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024) Amrita; Jayalekshmi, B.R.; Shivashankar, R.One of the methods that can be effectively used for stabilisation of vertical cuts, excavations and natural slopes is soil nailing. It comprises of insertion of nails into the soil mass to be retained and providing stability to it against failure. This study deals with numerical analysis of vertical cuts under static loading that have been stabilised using soil nailing by incorporating soil-structure interaction. Performance and characteristics of soil nailed vertical cuts of three different heights are evaluated. Finite element analysis of 6 m, 10 m and 14 m high soil nailed walls retaining three different types of soil masses are performed to evaluate the response of the structure under different parameters to obtain the more stable structure against overall failure. Stability of these structures expressed with respect to global factor of safety are evaluated using ϕ-c reduction analysis. Horizontal displacement of wall and mobilised axial nail forces are also determined. The effect of orientation of nail with horizontal and length of nail inserted into the soil mass on the response of nailed structures are evaluated. Studies conclude that the nail inclination of 15° results in maximum safety factor, minimum deformation and least axial nail forces. Increasing nail length results in structures with higher safety factors but a minimum length of 0.7 times the height of the wall is recommended. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.