PREFABRICATED TIE BACK WALLS

A prefabricated tie back wall is a flexible retaining structure in which reinforced concrete face blocks are anchored with tie rods to anchor blocks in the backfill. The tie rods are generally spaced about 6 feet horizontally and 4 feet vertically. The length of the anchor rods and the anchor requirements depend on the soil conditions and site geometry. The design criteria and construction procedure for the wall are presented. This type of wall was used on a project in northern Idaho and a description of that project is given.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • New Horizons in Construction Materials, International Symposium. Lehigh University, Behtlehem, Pennsylvania, Noverber 1-3, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Envo Publishing Company, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 2326
  Lehigh Valley, PA  United States  10001
• Authors:
  • Anderson, L R
  • Selvage, J R
• Conference:
  • New Horizons in Construction Materials, International Symposium. Lehigh University, Behtlehem, Pennsylvania, Noverber 1-3, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 601-611

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchorages; Bridge design; Bridges; Concrete construction; Design; Foundation soils; Foundations; Precast concrete; Prefabricated structures; Reinforced concrete; Retaining walls; Soils; Structural design; Tie rods; Tiebacks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Soil conditions
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158299
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM