I have a wall about 22ft high at the bottom of the wall there is precast box culvert opening about (3.6m wide X 1.5m high). The wall is holding up a roadway at the top. Some portion of the wall is sitting right above the precast box culvert opening. The wall will apply load on culvert.I am...
I am trying to design a Segmental Retaining Wall with modular block facing using NCMA design manual i am not sure how to account of CL-625 truck load typically we take 12kPA traffic surcharge (2.0 ft of earth behind wall) for heavy traffic. Would this suffice or do i have to apply heavier...
I have a situation whereby the architect has proposed 8.0 ft Acoustic fence behind Segmental Retaining Wall. Basically, its a Berm Application whereby wall sits in front of a berm. The grade difference at top of the berm is 3.0 and the wood fence is right behind the wall. The client has reject a...
I have a situation whereby an Architect is proposing few temporary structures right behind the wall which is 4.0 ft high the finished surface would have on top patio pavers. The structures are Gazebo with 8 sonotube foundations with min 4.0 ft depth, a glass structure with sonotube foundation...
I have a situation whereby i am designing a Segmental Retaining Wall is Ht:- 1.575m it is holding up 2H:1V slope above i have designed tie back of 1.3m (0.83 base to ht ratio). The slope runs about 5.8m and then it tapers to Rail track. I am asked to account for rail load Cooper E90. I drew a...
I am looking for a Design calculations for Simple terraced wall analysis where upper wall applies load on to lower wall externally and interally as well using NCMA design equations.
Thanks for all your help.
I am using MSEW software developed by Aadma. I have a question how do i model gravity modular retaining wall. I am able to analyze reinforced walls with different geomertic conditions like terraced, point load, building loads etc. However, i am not able to analyze Simple gravity retaining walls...
One of the architect has come out with a option of putting a Segmental Retaining wall in front of a failing poured in place retaining wall the ht of this wall is 7.0ft at the highest point and its retaining parking lot.They are not willing to take down the existing wall considering that its...
I have couple of issues to get some better suggestions
A)wrt to specifying core drilling of handrail/chainlink fence on top modular blocks of Segmental Retaining Walls i have got quite a few complains from the site that the blocks seems to crack i looking for suggestion what is the best method...
