Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
(OP)
I am looking for a good reference on how to model the dissipation of the axial load in the wale into the wall of a rectangular earth retaining system. Thank you in advance for your help.





RE: Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
Not sure what exactly you mean.
The axial load is usually assumed to be opposed on opposite ends of the excavation.
RE: Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
I am trying to find out how to model this dissipation for a sheetpile wall in order to achieve the most economical wale size. If dissipation of load is not considered, the size of the wale can become tremendously large and costly.
RE: Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
www.PeirceEngineering.com
RE: Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
RE: Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
Ultimately, I think the answer is that you balance the axial load with the opposing side by making the waler continuous.
RE: Dissipation of Axial Load in Continuous Waler
In a one-story building subject to wind load, the wind load is transfered from the walls to the foundation at the bottom and to the roof at the top. The roof diapragm must be stiff enough to transfer the load to the moment resisting frame. AISC has a guide for determining the stiffeness of the roof. Using that guide you'll find that a sheetpile wall has plenty of stiffness to accept the "dissipated" load from the wale end reaction.