Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
(OP)
Can anyone recommend a book(s) that deal with the temporary shoring of reinforced masonry walls while back filling against them? The masonry wall, on the access ramp to the first floor of a multistory car park retains earth will which will form the base to which the rc slab on grade ramp to the first floor will be cast. The masonry wall varies in height from 3ft to 14 ft and has a total length of about 120ft.





RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
Have you considered using concrete?
http://imiweb.org/ftp/Blogs/National/IMIInternalBr...
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
As to type of bracing, others here may have advice. Be sure to consider the forces on the supports for your bracing and the allowable lateral earth pressure there. It is not the same as for vertical loads, very likely.
The assumed cost saving using the reinforced masonry may well not be there because of all the grief of holding the wall when filling behind it. Reconsidering the overall design might change this whole affair.
I would hope my use of the word "backfilling" is not confusing, because it really is just "filling". Force of habit.
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
Perhaps you could post a sketch of what your project looks like.
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling
RE: Shoring for Masony Wall While Backfilling