VERTICAL SHEAR LOADS ON NONMOVING WALLS. I: THEORY
Retaining walls that do not move are customarily designed based on the assumption of at-rest conditions, with no consideration of vertical shear loads applied by the backfill. However, field and laboratory measurements have shown that vertical shear loads do act on nonmoving walls. A simple theory for calculating the magnitude of vertical shear loads on nonmoving walls is presented, and typical results from the theory are discussed. A companion paper presents the results of finite-element calculations, case history data, and recommendations for retaining wall design.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Filz, G M
- Duncan, J M
- Publication Date: 1997-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 856-862
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Serial:
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Volume: 123
- Issue Number: 9
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 1090-0241
- Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Backfilling; Force; Foundations; Loads; Retaining walls; Rigid structures; Shear stress; Stiffness; Theory; Trench backfill
- Uncontrolled Terms: Interactions; Lateral pressure; Rigid foundations; Vertical loads
- Old TRIS Terms: Shear loads; Vertical shear
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00742133
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: NA16CP-0220-01
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 26 1997 12:00AM