Analysis of retaining structures with different engineering characteristics used in deep excavations
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Nowadays, deep excavations are frequently used as a result of increasing urbanization and decreasing construction areas. In this paper, deep excavations and the design and selection criteria of these elements are discussed. Within the scope of the study, based on five different projects, 38 retaining structure system models with different features were created. The numerical analysis software PLAXIS 2D (version 2016.01), which is frequently used in the solution of geotechnical engineering problems and uses the finite element method is used for the analysis of these models. With the 38 models created, the effects of vertical retaining element selection, material model selection, soil engineering properties and soil drainage type on the performance of the retaining system were examined. As a result, it has been determined that while similar force and moment values are obtained in different vertical retaining elements, soil engineering properties and especially the choice of the material model have serious effects on the results.
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