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.
Language
- French
Project
- Status: Active
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Contract Numbers:
ITRD 1-06-33-6
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Sponsor Organizations:
MINISTERE DES TRANSPORTS (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT)
AVENUE DU PRESIDENT KENNEDY 32
PARIS CEDEX 16, France F-75775MINISTERE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU CADRE DE VIE (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE)
244 BOULEVARD SAINT GERMAIN
PARIS- CEDEX 16, France F-75775 -
Project Managers:
LEVILLAIN, J
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Performing Organizations:
LABORATOIRES DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES (ROAD AND BRIDGE LABORATORIES)
58 BOULEVARD LEFEBVRE
PARIS CEDEX 15, France F-75732 - Start Date: 19740100
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: ITRD F500404
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Earth pressure; Field tests; Foundations; Mat foundations; Mechanically stabilized earth; Reinforced concrete; Research projects; Retaining walls; Structures; Tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Active earth pressure
- ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 5726: Earth pressure (active); 3355: Engineering structure; 6226: In situ; PROGRAM (COMPUTER); 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3349: Reinforced earth; 8557: Research project; 3359: Retaining wall; 3397: Shallow foundation; 6255: Test
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01293371
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Contract Numbers: ITRD 1-06-33-6
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 4:01AM