Research Article

Three-Dimensional Modeling of Spatial Reinforcement of Soil Nails in a Field Slope under Surcharge Loads

Table 1

Summary of material parameters.

Initial conditionsElastic propertiesShear strengthHydraulic properties

CDG fill soil ,   
,  
  
,  
  
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Soil nails MPa,

In situ ground ,  

No-fines concrete  MPa,

Soil-nail interface  MPa,
,  

E, , , , , e 0, k, , and are Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, the slope of the unloading-reloading line on the diagram, initial moisture content, dry density, initial void ratio, permeability coefficient, cohesion intercept, and internal friction angle, respectively, and the subscript “0” denotes the initial value.