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  1. shoup

    Passive soil pressure above a retaining wall rock socket

    The pile spacings are just over 8 foot centers. However, they have already gotten precast pannels for the wall. The RQD's are fairly low. They range from 0 to 68. We have decided to increase the pile section to account for the increased moment due to the fixed pile at the rock. I then...
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    Passive soil pressure above a retaining wall rock socket

    Thanks. I will check into battering the pile, although I don't think it will provide enough resistance to prevent me from using cover plates. I have already taken out the possibility of tiebacks because the area behind the wall is a landfill. Otherwise, that would have been a more cost...
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    Passive soil pressure above a retaining wall rock socket

    I am doing a redesign on a soldier pile retaining wall due to additional soil information encountered during construction. Rock was discovered between 7' to 16' below the front finished grade. I know that the wall needs to deflect to attain the passive soil condition. But at the rock there is...

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