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Similar results could be found for the movements of the end column shown in
Fig. 6.13. It is therefore obvious that the effect of thermal movements on the
displacements of the rigid frame is far more pronounced for a structure restrained
by backfill soil then for a free structure.
Fig. 6.14
Maximum Retaining Wall and End Column Moments
The maximum retaining wall and end column moments from the previous three
analyses are presented in Fig. 6.14. The comparison reveals similar results for the
bending moments as for the displacements, where the moments developed in the
restrained frame structure are substantially larger than those found for the free
frame. However, while the bending moments developed in the retaining wall
differed quite notably with the two soil models for backfill, the corresponding
moments for the end column show close agreement for the both backfill models.
Finally, the maximum lateral earth pressures found from the analysis using the
Mohr-Coulomb and Hardening Soil models are presented in Fig. 6.15.
