Analysis of the Combination of the Soil Stability and the Slope Analysis Methods to Design a Retaining Wall on the Akoasa Mountain Mudslide (Accra, Ghana)

Authors

  • Song Jian Min Zhengzhou University, China.
  • Ruth Nzinga Mayuka Zhengzhou University, China.
  • Annan Joseph Zhengzhou University, China.
  • Boadu Cosmos Zhengzhou University, China.
  • Adombia Samuel Zhengzhou University, China.
  • Zhang Qiaomin Zhengzhou University, China.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47941/ijce.1234

Keywords:

Retaining Wall, Cantilever Retaining Wall, Relieving Platform Retaining Wall, Landslides, Mudslides, Stability Analysis Design, And Analysis.

Abstract

Purpose: The most unsafe geological chance in steep places is landslides. Landslides in Ghana have long been a most important source of worry, mainly during the rainy season. In some highland settlements, most of the buildings in Kasoa are impacted because the community is situated on a landslide terrain.                                                                                        Methodology: In this project, cantilever and relieving platform retaining walls with varied heights of 3 to 10 meters and SBC 160 KN/m2 were analyzed and designed. Additionally, a comparative of factors like cost, efficiency, bending moment, stability against overturning, and sliding between the two retaining walls are shown. The cost comparison is done together with the comparative analysis, and the lowest or best estimate is selected.

Findings: This research also demonstrated that the relieving platform retaining wall is less expensive, more stable, and relieves the heel portion's bending moment

Unique Contributions to Theory, Policy and Practice: To reduce the risk of landslides on the road or in the town as a whole, we plan to construct or design a retaining wall model and, if possible, add a storm drainage system to the project.

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Author Biographies

Song Jian Min, Zhengzhou University, China.

Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulics

Ruth Nzinga Mayuka, Zhengzhou University, China.

Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulics

Annan Joseph, Zhengzhou University, China.

Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulics

Boadu Cosmos, Zhengzhou University, China.

Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulics

Adombia Samuel, Zhengzhou University, China.

Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulics

Zhang Qiaomin, Zhengzhou University, China.

Department of Civil Engineering and Hydraulics

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2023-04-07

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Min, S. J. ., Mayuka, R. N., Joseph, A. J., Cosmos, B. C., Samuel, A. S., & Qiaomin, Z. Q. (2023). Analysis of the Combination of the Soil Stability and the Slope Analysis Methods to Design a Retaining Wall on the Akoasa Mountain Mudslide (Accra, Ghana). International Journal of Computing and Engineering, 4(1), 17–32. https://doi.org/10.47941/ijce.1234

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