VERTICAL SHEAR LOADS ON NONMOVING WALLS. II: APPLICATIONS
Massive concrete walls constructed on rock foundations, as well as other nonmoving retaining walls, are customarily designed for at-rest earth pressures. Vertical shear loads applied by the backfill are usually not considered in design of nonmoving walls, even though many field and laboratory measurements have shown that such loads exist. Vertical shear loads can be very beneficial for stability of retaining walls, because they provide restoring moments to counteract overturning moments from lateral earth loads. In this paper, model test results and case history data are reviewed, the results of finite-element calculations are presented, and a simple design procedure is developed. It is shown that significant economies can result from consideration of vertical shear forces in design of nonmoving retaining walls.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Fitz, G M
- Duncan, J M
- Ebeling, R M
- Publication Date: 1997-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 863-873
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Serial:
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Volume: 123
- Issue Number: 9
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 1090-0241
- Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Backfilling; Field tests; Finite element method; Foundations; Granular soils; Loads; Retaining walls; Rigid structures; Rocks; Shear stress; Stiffness; Structural design; Trench backfill
- Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements; Lateral loads; Model tests; Rigid foundations; Structural stability; Vertical loads
- Geographic Terms: Germany; Japan; United States
- Old TRIS Terms: Rock foundations; Shear loads; Vertical shear
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00742134
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: NA16CP-0220-01
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 26 1997 12:00AM