Instrumentation and analysis of a welded wire mechanically stabilized earth wall at Kennecott Utah Copper.

摘要

This paper presents the measured results from the instrumentation scheme for a 126-foot-high mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall at Kennecott Utah Copper at Copperton, Utah. The wall was constructed between the months of January and February 2000. It presents the background, instrumentation scheme, and the behavior and analysis of the wall during and after the construction procedure. Conclusions are made concerning the effectiveness of the methods used to construct the wall.; Data from the other MSE walls instrumented by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Utah State University are also presented, focusing specifically on the coefficients of lateral earth pressure. Comparisons are made between the walls and conclusions concerning the lateral earth pressures are included.