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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...trr/1989/1242/1242-002.pdf

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In Texas, successful repair of shallow slides in earth slopes has been made by embedding retaining walls within the failed slope. Design of these walls requires that the forces exerted on the wall by earth pressures be estimated. Frequently, estimates of the forces must be made with little knowledge of the shear strength properties of the soils involved. This paper presents procedures for calculating forces on the walls using shear strength parameters that are calculated from back-analysis using information pertaining to the original slope when it failed. Simplified procedures are presented that should yield forces nearly as accurate as the forces calculated by much more rigorous procedures.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1242, Innovative Earth-Retaining Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Accuracy; Backcalculation; Earth pressure; Force; Landslides; Repairing; Retaining walls; Shear strength; Structural design

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Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics

TRIS, TRB

Jul 31 1990 12:00AM

• DESIGN PROCEDURES FOR SLIDE SUPPRESSOR WALLS
• DYNAMIC STABILITY OF SOIL-REINFORCED WALLS
• OVERVIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA'S GENERIC DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR PREFABRICATED WALLS
• PERFORMANCE OF A 62-FOOT-HIGH SOIL-REINFORCED WALL IN CALIFORNIA'S NORTH COAST RANGE
• TER-VOILE RETAINING WORKS