Typesofretainingwalls

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ProportioningofConventionalRetainingWalls

(d)Gabionwall

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ForcesActingonWall AssumedRankinePressures

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RetainingWallExample:

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MSEWalls(MechanicallyStabilizedEarth)
(PicturesCourtesyofDr.RobertHoltz)

BasicBehavior:

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CHARACTERISTICSOFMSEWALLS
Components:

TypesofReinforcement:

ConstructionStages:
Step1:

Step2:

Step3:

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TypicalPropertiesofGeotextiles:

Koerner,R.B.(2005).DesigningwithGeosynthetics. FifthEdition.PrenticeHall

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RecommendedPartialFactorsofSafetyforGeotextilestouseinEq.(2)

RecommendedPartialFactorsofSafetyforGeogridstouseinEq.(2)

Typicalvaluesforsoiltogeotextilefrictionangles

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DrainageinMSERetainingWall

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CANTILEVERSHEETPILEWALLS

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PressureDistribution

Sheetpilesaredriventoasufficientdepthintodegroundtobecomefixedasavertical
cantileverinresistingthelateralactiveearthpressure.
Cantileverwallsarerecommendedforwallswithanunsupportedheight(i.e.,heightabovethe
dredgeline) 15ft.
Cantileversheetpilesusuallyundergolargelateraldeflections( 2to3ft)andareeasily
affectedbyscouranderosioninfrontofthewall.Then,penetrationdepthscanbequitelarge!
Donotusecantileverwallsifyouareconcernedaboutanadjacentstructure,utilitylinesor
buildings

DesignofCantileverSheetPilewalls
1. Howdeep
2. Howstiff

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WallsonSandySoils(SandonSand):

Step1.Calculate

and

(Rankine):

45
Step2. Calculate

45

and :

Step3.Calculate

=Unitweightofthesoilabovewatertable

Step4. Calculate (Resultantpressureactingonthebackofthewall):

1
2

1
2

Step5.Calculate bytakingmomentsaboutpointE(pivotpoint):

ofareaACDE

Step6.Calculate :

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Step7.Calculate

bytrialanderrororbysolvingtheforthdegreeequation:

6 2

Step8.Calculate , and

Step9. Calculatetheoreticaldepthofpenetration:

Step10.Calculatethedesigndepthofpenetration:
1.2 1.4
Step11.Calculatethemaximumbendingmoment:

Step12. Calculatetherequiredsectionmodulusofthesheetpile:
/

0.66

Minimumsectionmodulusofsheetpile
Allowableflexuralstressofthesheetpile

Step13.Chooseanappropriatesheetpilesection:

Choosethelightersection!

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WallsonClayeySoils(SandonClay):

Step1. Calculate

(Rankine)

Step2. Calculate

and :sameasforsandonsandcase
1
2

Step3. Calculate and :

1
2

/3

Step4.Gettheoreticaldepthofpenetration( ):

4
Step5. Get

12

Step6. Calculate

and :

Step7. Drawpressuredistributionwithestimatedvaluesinsteps1to6
1.2

Step8. Calculatethedesigndepthofpenetration:
Step9. Calculate:

1.4

Step10.Chooseanappropriatesheetpilesection

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/3

WallsonClayeySoils(ClayonClay):

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2

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GABIONS
Applications

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Generalities

GalfanWireCoatingSpecification(ASTMB75009)

Rockinfillspecification(ASTMD671101)

AssemblyandPlacement(ASTMD701410)

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CommonConfigurations

GabionDesign
EarthPressure:

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OverturningFailure:

SlidingFailure:

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BearingCapacityFailure:

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StabilityAnalysisforSlopesinCohesiveSoils(UndrainedConditions,'=0)

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CenterofCriticalCircleforSlopesinCohesiveSoils

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InfluenceofSurcharge,SubmergenceandTensionCracksonStabilityofSlopesinCohesiveSoils

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TabularFormforCalculatingFactorofSafetybyOrdinaryMethodofSlices

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ModifiedBishopMethod(MBM)Derivation

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