Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis

The cut-off walls of infrastructural ground structures are a vital aspect of geotechnical engineering, with the array of available technologies in this domain continually expanding. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet pile walls are gaining popularity and have become a significant choice in design soluti...

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Published in:Archives of Civil Engineering
Main Author: Miłosz Just
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.pan.pl/Content/135385/PDF/33_1k.pdf
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description The cut-off walls of infrastructural ground structures are a vital aspect of geotechnical engineering, with the array of available technologies in this domain continually expanding. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet pile walls are gaining popularity and have become a significant choice in design solutions, despite the long-standing recognition of sheet pile walls in their traditional steel form. This paper presents a case study focusing on a road embankment of a Provincial Road number 181 in Poland. It provides a historical perspective of the embankment, details the soil and water conditions of the area, and conducts an extensive analysis of filtration through embankment at various construction stages using the Finite Element Method. The study offers insights into the three-dimensional model, incorporating a fully coupled stress and seepage analysis. The results encompass water flow paths, slope stability, and displacements before and after the construction of the impermeable barrier, providing a comprehensive view of this modern and eco-friendly engineering solution.
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spelling doaj-art-e8783b1bb7e04e68aab4852b10a5363f2025-08-20T03:21:28ZengPolish Academy of SciencesArchives of Civil Engineering1230-29452025-06-01vol. 71No 2537550https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2025.154136Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysisMiłosz Just0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8081-2962oznan University of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, ul. Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, PolandThe cut-off walls of infrastructural ground structures are a vital aspect of geotechnical engineering, with the array of available technologies in this domain continually expanding. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet pile walls are gaining popularity and have become a significant choice in design solutions, despite the long-standing recognition of sheet pile walls in their traditional steel form. This paper presents a case study focusing on a road embankment of a Provincial Road number 181 in Poland. It provides a historical perspective of the embankment, details the soil and water conditions of the area, and conducts an extensive analysis of filtration through embankment at various construction stages using the Finite Element Method. The study offers insights into the three-dimensional model, incorporating a fully coupled stress and seepage analysis. The results encompass water flow paths, slope stability, and displacements before and after the construction of the impermeable barrier, providing a comprehensive view of this modern and eco-friendly engineering solution.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/135385/PDF/33_1k.pdfcut-off wallfemslope stabilityroad embankmentsheet pile wall
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Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
cut-off wall
fem
slope stability
road embankment
sheet pile wall
title Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
title_full Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
title_fullStr Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
title_short Assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
title_sort assessment of the risk of road embankment instability due to water filtration using fully coupled numerical analysis
topic cut-off wall
fem
slope stability
road embankment
sheet pile wall
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