Retaining Walls

Retaining Walls
Author: Tina Skinner
Publisher: Schiffer Books
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The National Concrete Masonry Association presents the essential guide to constructing segmental retaining walls with detailed, easy-to-follow diagrams and charts for do-it-yourself homeowners and landscape contractors alike. From the fundamentals to the latest research and modern techniques in segmental retaining wall construction, this colorful and inspiring gallery of design suggestions accompanies the expertly written step-by-step guide, and offers a plethora of landscaping ideas ilable and will inspire great new designs for all landscape styles.

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Third Edition

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Third Edition
Author: Chris R.I. Clayton
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2014-05-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1466552115

Effectively Calculate the Pressures of Soil When it comes to designing and constructing retaining structures that are safe and durable, understanding the interaction between soil and structure is at the foundation of it all. Laying down the groundwork for the non-specialists looking to gain an understanding of the background and issues surrounding geotechnical engineering, Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Third Edition introduces the mechanisms of earth pressure, and explains the design requirements for retaining structures. This text makes clear the uncertainty of parameter and partial factor issues that underpin recent codes. It then goes on to explain the principles of the geotechnical design of gravity walls, embedded walls, and composite structures. What’s New in the Third Edition: The first half of the book brings together and describes possible interactions between the ground and a retaining wall. It also includes materials that factor in available software packages dealing with seepage and slope instability, therefore providing a greater understanding of design issues and allowing readers to readily check computer output. The second part of the book begins by describing the background of Eurocode 7, and ends with detailed information about gravity walls, embedded walls, and composite walls. It also includes recent material on propped and braced excavations as well as work on soil nailing, anchored walls, and cofferdams. Previous chapters on the development of earth pressure theory and on graphical techniques have been moved to an appendix. Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Third Edition is written for practicing geotechnical, civil, and structural engineers and forms a reference for engineering geologists, geotechnical researchers, and undergraduate civil engineering students.

Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures

Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures
Author: M. Budhu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2008-01-14
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Budhu presents the basic concepts and fundamental principles that engineers must know to understand the methods utilized in foundation design by exploring the values and limitations of popular methods of analyses in foundation engineering.

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Second Edition

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Second Edition
Author: Chris R.I. Clayton
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 1993-01-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 075140067X

Retaining structures form an important component of many civil engineering and geotechnical engineering projects. Careful design and construction of these structures is essential for safety and longevity. This new edition provides significantly more support for non-specialists, background to uncertainty of parameters and partial factor issues that underpin recent codes (e.g. Eurocode 7), and comprehensive coverage of the principles of the geotechnical design of gravity walls, embedded walls and composite structures. It is written for practising geotechnical, civil and structural engineers; and forms a reference for engineering geologists, geotechnical researchers and undergraduate civil engineering students.

Retaining Structures

Retaining Structures
Author: C. R. I. Clayton
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Total Pages: 854
Release: 1993
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780727719324

For practising civil and structural engineers in the field of general earth-retaining structure theory, this work presents the results of many case studies of actual retaining wall analysis, design, and construction. It also includes fundamental papers dealing with the effects of groundwater on passive earth pressure, and other related topics.

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures
Author: Chris R.I. Clayton
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2014-05-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1482206617

Effectively Calculate the Pressures of SoilWhen it comes to designing and constructing retaining structures that are safe and durable, understanding the interaction between soil and structure is at the foundation of it all. Laying down the groundwork for the non-specialists looking to gain an understanding of the background and issues surrounding g

Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structures

Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structures
Author: Walid Aboumoussa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2014-06-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642546439

Structures placed on hillsides often present a number of challenges and a limited number of economical choices for site design. An option sometimes employed is to use the building frame as a retaining element, comprising a Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structure (RFERS). The relationship between temperature and earth pressure acting on RFERS, is explored in this monograph through a 4.5 year monitoring program of a heavily instrumented in service structure. The data indicated that the coefficient of earth pressure behind the monitored RFERS had a strong linear correlation with temperature. The study also revealed that thermal cycles, rather than lateral earth pressure, were the cause of failure in many structural elements. The book demonstrates that depending on the relative stiffness of the retained soil mass and that of the structural frame, the developed lateral earth pressure, during thermal expansion, can reach magnitudes several times larger than those determined using classical earth pressure theories. Additionally, a nearly perpetual lateral displacement away from the retained soil mass may occur at the free end of the RFERS leading to unacceptable serviceability problems. These results suggest that reinforced concrete structures designed for the flexural stresses imposed by the backfill soil will be inadequately reinforced to resist stresses produced during the expansion cycles. Parametric studies of single and multi-story RFERS with varying geometries and properties are also presented to investigate the effects of structural stiffness on the displacement of RFERS and the lateral earth pressure developed in the soil mass. These studies can aid the reader in selecting appropriate values of lateral earth pressure for the design of RFERS. Finally, simplified closed form equations that can be used to predict the lateral drift of RFERS are presented. KEY WORDS: Earth Pressure; Soil-Structure Interaction; Mechanics; Failure; Distress; Temperature; Thermal Effects; Concrete; Coefficient of Thermal Expansion; Segmental Bridges; Jointless Bridges; Integral Bridges; Geotechnical Instrumentation; Finite Element Modeling; FEM; Numerical Modeling.

Innovative Solutions for Deep Foundations and Retaining Structures

Innovative Solutions for Deep Foundations and Retaining Structures
Author: Pedro Pinto
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2019-11-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3030341909

This edited book’s theme is organized as a part of the GeoMEast 2019 International Congress and Exhibition that was held in Cairo, Egypt, on November 10–14 2019.The editors like to express their deep appreciation and gratitude to the authors for their valuable contributions to the GeoMEast 2019 proceedings and to all session chairs and reviewers for their sincere efforts to make this book a reality. The editors are very grateful to have this opportunity to participate in organizing this GeoMEast 2019 conference and hope that this book theme is a valuable reference to the civil/geotechnical engineering community worldwide.

The Application of Polymeric Reinforcement in Soil Retaining Structures

The Application of Polymeric Reinforcement in Soil Retaining Structures
Author: P.M. Jarrett
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400914059

Polymeric materials are being used in earthworks construction with ever increasing frequency. The term "Geosynthetics" was recently coined to encompass a diverse range of polymeric products designed for geotechnical purposes. One such purpose is the tensile reinforcement of soil~. As ten sile reinforcement, polymers have been used in the form of textiles, grids, linear strips and single filaments to reinforce earth structures such as road embankments, steep slopes and vertically faced soil retaining walls. A considerable number of retaining structures have been successfully con structed using the tensile reinforcing properties of "geosynthetics" as their primary means of stabilization. Despite such successes sufficient uncertainty exists concerning the performance of these new materials, their manner of interaction with the soil and the new design methods needed, that many authorities are still reticent concerning their use in permanent works. This book represents the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the "Application of Polymeric Reinforcement in Soil Retaining Struc tures" held at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario from June 8 to June 12, 1987. The initial concept for the workshop occur red during the ISSMFE Conference in San Francisco in 1985 when a group of geotextile researchers mooted the idea of hoiding a "prediction exercise" to test analytical and design methods for such structures.

Lateral Pressure Reduction on Earth-Retaining Structures Using Geofoam

Lateral Pressure Reduction on Earth-Retaining Structures Using Geofoam
Author: John Stanley Horvath
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2018-03-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781732095304

A basic yet comprehensive presentation of using the lightweight-fill and compressible-inclusion functions of geofoam to reduce lateral pressures on all types of earth-retaining structures under both gravity and seismic loading. An introduction to using geofoam to reduce vertical earth forces on underground conduits as well as beneath structural slabs on expansive soil and rock is also included.