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New Retaining Wall Design Criteria Based on Lateral Earth Pressure Measurements
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1975-08-01
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Abstract:A procedure for determination of the lateral earth pressure distribution to be used for computation of forces and moments acting on retaining walls which are fixed at their base and backfilled with cohesionless sand are developed in this study. The procedure is based on the analysis of data collected from two instrumented full scale retaining walls. Data are presented covering a period of 1156 days for a cantilever wall founded on H-piles and 769 days for a panel wall supported by pilasters founded on drilled shafts. The data consist of pressure cell and movement measurements for both walls. In addition, the force transmitted from the panel wall to its supporting pilasters was measured with force transducers. A discussion of structural design considerations and some recommended construction practices are included.
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