Engineering and Design: Stability of Gravity Walls Vertical Shear

Abstract

This engineer technical letter (ETL) provides guidance for incorporating and calculating a shear force acting along the backs of gravity earth retaining walls within the procedures for analyzing the stability of navigation structures, including lock walls, and approach walls. This shear force is also referred to as a "downdrag" force or "drag" force. The simplified procedure described in this ETL is restricted to concrete gravity earth retaining walls founded on rock.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1994
Accession Number
ADA403191

Entities

People

  • Paul D. Barber

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Backfills
  • Classification
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Friction
  • Navigation
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Retaining Walls
  • Soil Classification
  • Soil Structure Interactions
  • Test Methods
  • Walls

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