luke648
Geotechnical
- Feb 22, 2003
- 9
I am designing a sheet pile retaining wall that will utilize a continuous sheet pile anchor wall. The wall is being constructed along an existing sloped roadway embankment to facilitate widening of the road and the anchor wall will be located under the existing roadway. There are some site constraints, though, that may require that a portion of the anchor wall to be placed inside the minimum spacing required for full mobilization of the resisting pressure. Is there an accepted method for calculating the reduced capacity of the anchor wall? I've seen references to procedures by Terzaghi but have been unable to put my hands on anything! Any input is appreciated.