Abstract
This paper presents an estimation method of the shear resistance force and the earth pressure of the fill materials in the steel made Sabo structure by experimental approaches. The experiments have been carried out by applying the horizontal load to the top of the simple shear steel frame of rectangular type and bench type with four kinds of fill materials, respectively. An experimental estimation equation has been proposed for the shear resistance force and earth pressure of fill materials in the rectangular type shear test. By using this equation, the shear resistance force and earth pressure of fill materials in the bench type shear test have been estimated and compared with experimental values. It is found that the proposed estimation method is good agreements with experiments and, as such, it can apply to the design of the steel made Sabo structure such as bench type with fill materials.
