SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE-35 (AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)
Unit I INTRODUCTION TO RETAINING WALL
16CE 401 – DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
PRESENTED BY, O.R.KAVITHA ASSOC PROFESSOR DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Speed of construction is more. Speed of construction is less. It is flexible in design as you can It is not flexible in design as you can’t shift location of walls. remove/shift walls.
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Selection of type of structure
Service Functions
Economy Location Service Surface Conditions Infrastructure Life Environmental Impact etc
Limitations Material Availability Construction Expertise ...
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What is a Retaining wall?
to hold back soil mass
aesthetic landscaping purposes
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Bhavanisagar Dam Bhavanisagar Dam is located in Erode district. The dam is constructed on the Bhavani river.
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Retaining walls in building
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Retaining walls TO BE…………
All permanent walls designed for a minimum service life of 75 years. Corrosion protection is required for all walls in aggressive environments. Retaining walls are usually built to hold back soil mass. They are also provided to maintain the grounds at two different levels.
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types of Retaining wall
Gravity retaining wall
Sheet pile Cantilevered wall retaining wall
Precast Counter fort concrete crib retaining wall retaining wall Precast concrete retaining wall
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STEM or Wall Made of reinforced cement Slab BACKFILL concrete & safe up to 6m. FRONT The wall consist of a thin stem & base slab cast monolithically. TOE H E (b/4) KEY E L
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It has thin vertical slabs, known as Counterfort, spaced across the vertical stem at regular intervals & more than 6m height. It reduce shear force &bending moment in the vertical stem & the base slab.
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Construction of counterfort retaining Wall
• Construction of Counterfort RW.webm
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Looking at the diagram in rows, the central circle equals half the sum of the numbers in the other circles to the left and right of the centre. Dr.O.R.Kavitha/AS 16CE401/ DRCS/ P/CE Retaining wall 17/34 ,Sharveen.K.IVCE SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE-35 (AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)
ANSWER 6
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• The number at the center of each triangle equals the sum of the lower two numbers minus the top number
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ANSWER 9
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Starting bottom left and moving clockwise around : the triangle, numbers follow the sequence of Square Numbers.
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ANSWER 16
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Puzzle 4
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: Working from top to bottom, double each number and subtract 1, then 2, then 3 etc.
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ANSWER 39
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