STUDY OF RETAINING WALLS

ETUDE DES MURS DE SOUTENEMENT

(1) USING RESULTS OF TESTS ALREADY STARTED, TO STUDY THE REAL BEHAVIOUR OF RETAINING STRUCTURES (PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION UNDER THE FOOTING, ACTIVE EARTH PRESSURE) AND THE VALIDITY OF DESIGN METHODS. (2) IN 1979 A SUMMARY REPORT WILL BE DRAFTED WHICH WILL DESCRIBE THE STATE OF THE ART OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STRUCTURES STUDIED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PUT FORWARD FOR THE USE OF REGIONAL LABORATORIES. TESTS WILL BE STARTED ON A "PELLER" WALL BY MONITORING A FULL-SCALE STRUCTURE.