Abstract:
Soil is a complex material and one of the complexities associated with the soil mass is exertion of lateral earth pressure. Due to this pressure, lateral displacements along the slopes can occur which will further destabilize the slope and can have very dire impacts on construction projects like roads, dams or bridges. There are number of existing techniques engineered to retain soil mass. Retaining walls are the most commonly and extensively used techniques. There are some limitations or challenges faced while constructing conventional retaining structures. Like once we surpass a certain height, Performance of conventional structures drops significantly. To counter this problem, Economy of the project must be compromised. Apart from that it has some serious Environmental impacts because of the extensive concreting and structure will be Un-Sustainable and Un-Economical. Because of severe impacts of concreting, World is moving towards Energy Efficient Structures. Mechanically Stabilized Earth Structures (MSE) or Hybrid Structures and Gabion Retaining Walls are modern solutions. There is no concreting involved in construction procedure of these retaining walls so there are no Environmental impacts. But there are some challenges as well regarding the implementation techniques and Design of the gabion walls. This research is aiming towards the comparative analysis of Gabion Retaining Walls and Conventional Retaining Walls along with Design optimization of Gabion Retaining Walls to overcome the shortcomings associated with the Design Constraints of Gabion retaining walls to further enhance the functionality and Performance of Gabion retaining structures. Keywords: Retaining Walls, Gabion Retaining Walls, Environment Friendly Retaining Walls, Conventional Retaining Walls, Excel VBA, Design Sheets, Analysis Sheets, Automated Design Sheets, Programming.
