RETAINING WALLS FOR HILL ROADS

This paper lays emphasis on the construction of random rubble dry stone masonry retaining walls for any height on the basis of strength analysis, design criteria and behaviour. Such existing retaining walls of more than 10 M height are seen standing on many hill roads. The main reason for the damage caused to most retaining walls on hill roads is ineffective drainage during the monsoon. Various common causes for failure of hill road retaining walls, the necessary precautions during construction, and suggestions for adopting wall sections in various rock zones are described, and special precast bonding elements are suggested for dry masonry walls of great height. It is shown that much economy can be achieved in the construction of hill roads by adopting the suggestions advanced in this paper in place of some of the current practices. (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Arya, A S
  • Gupta, V P
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 291-326
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bonding; Construction; Design; Drainage; Embankments; Failure; Loss and damage; Masonry construction; Mountain passes; Pressure; Retaining walls; Rocks; Rubble; Rural highways; Seismicity; Slopes; Stone; Strength of materials; Surface drainage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Design criteria; Side
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage; Hillslopes
• ITRD Terms: 9003: Cause; 3655: Construction; 1614: Damage; 9011: Design (overall design); 2937: Drainage; 2801: Embankment; 5520: Failure; 4529: Masonry; 2717: Mountain pass; 5412: Pressure; 3359: Retaining wall; 4154: Rock; 5731: Seismic; 9074: Side; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387217
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM