FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF LATERAL EARTH MEASURES ON A CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL

TERRA TEC PNEUMATIC AND GEONOR VIBRATING WIRE EARTH PRESSURE CELLS ARE USED TO MEASURE THE LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES ACTING ON A TYPICAL CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL. ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS AND WALL MOVEMENTS COVER A PERIOD OF 147 DAYS. BACKFILL MATERIAL IS TESTED TO DETERMINE ITS PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES. EARTH PRESSURES ARE COMPUTED BASED ON RANKINE AND COULOMB THEORY AND COMPARED WITH MEASURED EARTH PRESSURES. PROCEDURES USED TO CALIBRATE THE EARTH PRESSURE CELLS ARE PRESENTED IN SOME DETAIL. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Coyle, H M
  • Bartoskewitz, R E
  • Milberger, L J
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfilling; Earth pressure; Field tests; Load cells; Motion; Retaining walls; Walls
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements; Lateral pressure
• Old TRIS Terms: Backfills; Wall movement
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00230772
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 169-2 Res Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM