ABSTRACT
A total of ten centrifuge tests were performed at RU Bochum. Seven of these simulated embedded walls with a single row of anchors and the remaining three two anchor levels.
The intention of the tests was to measure the earth pressure acting on a wall in dry sand, forming a kinematic mechanism associated with plastic hinge formation, while taking into account realistic construction processes. The physical modelling allowed comparison of responses between walls that remain elastic and those in which the wall had a plastic hinge, and provided a means for verifying the finite element models.
