• Kusum Sahu

One of the important retaining structures used in civil engineering is retaining wall. It finds application in highway engineering, irrigation and bridge engineering. The objective of current research is to evaluate the strength and lateral earth pressure on cantilever retaining wall using techniques of Finite Element Method. The FEA analysis of cantilever retaining wall is conducted on retaining with shelves and without shelves using dolomite as backfill material. The FEA simulation on the structure is conducted using ANSYS simulation package. The FEA simulation enabled to determine the critical regions of high stresses and deformation for cantilever retaining wall. The vertical earth pressure is evaluated for the design. From the evaluation of vertical earth pressure significant difference in pressure distribution can be observed for retaining wall with shelves and without shelves. The retaining wall with shelves has shown reduction on earth pressure at the corner regions of shelves and at the base of retaining wall.

Retaining wall, FEA

"Structural Analysis and Optimization of Retaining Wall using Finite Element Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.b770-b774, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209195.pdf

"Structural Analysis and Optimization of Retaining Wall using Finite Element Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppb770-b774, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209195.pdf