Project description
Cantilever pole walls are one of the most commonly used forms of retaining wall construction used infrastructure for low to moderate retained heights. The pole walls have mainly been designed using the isolated pile theory or by continuous embedded wall theory while not accurately allowing for the pole-soil interaction and displacement behaviour. In this study, a new approach for the design of Cantilever pole walls will be developed based on the elasto-plastic solutions for piles, which allows serviceability displacements and the pile top lateral force capacity based on soil yield at the toe to be determined. Design charts will be presented that enable the equations to be evaluated at sufficient accuracy for most design applications in both types of soils and for the mixed friction and cohesion case.
Assumed knowledge
The student should have enrolled in ENGR7941 Advance Foundation Design and Analysis.
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