REINFORCED EARTH IN THE SETE INTERCHANGE

LA TERRE ARMEE DANS L'ECHANGEUR DE SETE

The sete interchange is built alongside a canal on highly compressible soil. Because of these conditions, a large number of retaining structures had to be built, most of which were constructed with reinforced earth. The author gives two main reasons for the use of this material: savings in the cost of the project and possibility of uninterrupted traffic flow during construction. The bulk of the project consisted of the design of the foundations of the structures. After briefly recalling the principles governing reinforced earth construction and the technology used, the author describes in detail the design and calculation of the reinforced earth retaining walls. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

  Boulevard Lefebvre 58
  Paris Cedex 15,   France  F-75732
• Authors:
  • SCHLOSSER, F
• Publication Date: 1973-1-2

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 149-171
• Serial:
  • Bulletin de Liaison des Lab des Ponts et Chaussees
  • Issue Number: 63
  • Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Construction; Construction management; Costs; Design; Foundations; Interchanges; Mechanically stabilized earth; Retaining walls; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation; Construction costs
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures)
• ITRD Terms: 7168: Aluminium; 6464: Calculation; 9011: Design (overall design); 5520: Failure; 433: Interchange; 5762: Pore water pressure; 3349: Reinforced earth; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 3359: Retaining wall; 5504: Safety coefficient; 5792: Settlement; 4156: Soil; 5930: Stability; 4542: Steel; 5544: Strength (mater); 5502: Tension
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM