One sided wall with soil nail wall
One sided wall with soil nail wall
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Would a soil nail wall that is being used as part of a one-sided wall system (for an underground parking structure) be considered permanent? Or could the nails be excavated in the future (for another structure) if necessary?
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RE: One sided wall with soil nail wall
RE: One sided wall with soil nail wall
RE: One sided wall with soil nail wall
You need to know if the soil nail wall is a permanent or temporary wall. If temporary, the garage wall SHOULD have been designed to resist the latwral earth and surcharge pressures. I say "should" because I have seen several times where there was confusion on the part of the building/garage's architect and/or engineer as to what the lateral design loads should be when using TEMPORARY excavation support.
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RE: One sided wall with soil nail wall
I would not plan to excavate behind a soil nailed wall unless I had structural drawings for the building AND the wall was anything other than civil or architectural. If a structural wall stands alone, with a soil nailed, shotcrete wall behind it, I'd say it was temporary. If the soil nails are attached to the structural wall, the design probably requires them to be there.