DEM Investigation of Geosynthetic Nonlinear Tensile Behavior on Bearing Capacity and Deformation in GRS Abutments
This study develops a Discrete Element Method (DEM) framework to investigate the influence of geosynthetic tensile nonlinearity on the deformation and load-bearing behavior of GRS abutments. The nonlinear tensile response of polyolefin reinforcements is characterized using a hyperbolic load-strain model and implement...