ANCHORED SHEET PILE WALL FOR A 13M DEEP CONSTRUCTION PIT ALONG AN OPERATIONAL RAILWAY LINE

With the use of the finite difference method (FLAC) reasonable estimates can be made of the horizontal and vertical displacements of a retaining structure with prestressed anchors. The anchor forces can also be reasonably estimated although they tend to be slightly overestimated for the final construction phase. Creep in the anchors and/or overestimation of the traffic loads seem to be the cause. The installation of anchor load cells of the type used (with manometer gauges) is to be recommended for all retaining walls close to existing structures. Their installation is simple, they are not very expensive, and they can easily be recuperated for future use on similar walls. All the data thus obtained can be very valuable for an increase in the understanding of the interactions between soil, wall and anchors and the influence of their installation methods. These measurements can enable further research on the values of the traffic loads that have to be taken into account for the design. Research on the modelling of the creep of the anchors would also be useful. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 898458.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Maertens, J
  • THEYS, F
• Conference:
  • GROUND ANCHORAGES AND ANCHORED STRUCTURES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND HELD IN LONDON, UK, ON 20-21 MARCH 1997
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 244-51

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchorages; Bolts; Conferences; Continuous structures; Creep; Loads; Measurement; Sheet pile walls; Surveillance
• ITRD Terms: 3420: Anchorage; 3888: Bolt; 8525: Conference; 9006: Continuous; 4732: Creep (mater); 5567: Load; 6136: Measurement; 3369: Sheet pile wall; 9101: Surveillance
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752324
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2607-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 18 1998 12:00AM