I am facing a problem in placing a concrete block wall (6" thick) on to a steel auditorium building.
The building has two floors and an Auditorium. The entire frame is in steel.
The bracings are provided in plane to the column beam frame, so no way to place the block wall in-plane. The initial...
To my knowledge I think it is essential to use reinforcement when lining a trapezoidal channel. Every guideline , code of practice I have referred, confirms it.
But I have seen many channel lining machines carrying out lining without reinforcement net. So is mass concrete OK for lining?
Can...
Moment is a concept based on the stress and lever arm. Moment is defined only for Beams and Planes where its thickness (or cross section ) is based on the section property. If you want to get the moments for a solid, you have to calculate it manually by taking the stresses on either side of the...
I see that almost all of you all are in the view that FEM modelling is not a preferred approach for a retaining wall.
However since I am seeking for a friction modelling method using a FEM software approach, I found out this YouTube video (...
Yes I agree with you for a simple retaining wall. But say, how about a retaining wall with shear key. If I need to calculate the stress on shear key, excluding the friction.
Of course, I could manually calculate the soil load retained by the wall and subtract the friction force based on the...
Can anyone please advice me on how to model sliding friction of a retaining wall. Currency I presume that It can be done by applying lateral springs. But is it correct? Any standard FEA approach on how I can check the sliding resistance of a retaining wall? Thank you.
@avscorreia, Yes it is a sort of a basement wall. Its is above the water table. I was in the view that the use of grade beams will be effective only of the next column foundation ( to which the grade beam is linked to) should be able to take the sliding force.
Thank you all for your concern to my problem. My intention was to post the problem in a simple manner. But I see that I need to tell you more details for you to help me. this is the case:
This is actually a retaining wall and a foundation to a super structure. The superstructure is 3 storied...
I am facing a problem with a limited heel width (about 0.5m) of a 4.6m tall retaining wall. I've got plenty of space on the toe side. Sliding is the critical condition. I have considered a shear key, but the effectiveness of the shear key seems to be not impressive. Appreciate your advice. Thanks.
