Reinforced Earth acting on Abbutment
Reinforced Earth acting on Abbutment
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HI everybody,
My new project is going on, and the decision made for abutments is a reinf Earth ramp.
My abutment will be made from 2 columns and the ramp between and around them will be reinf. So My question is: Can reinf Earth sustain to all horizontal forces.
or, If the ramp is reinf will be there any horizontal forces acting on my columns?
Also , Can you give me advice with any good reference about aditional forces to my columns during the compacting of the ramp.
Thanks in Advice.
Zmei
Scetch:
I Reinf EArth I
I Ramp I
I I
+--------XXXXXXXX------------XXXXXXXX---------+
Abutment Abutment
Wall Column Wall Column Wall
My new project is going on, and the decision made for abutments is a reinf Earth ramp.
My abutment will be made from 2 columns and the ramp between and around them will be reinf. So My question is: Can reinf Earth sustain to all horizontal forces.
or, If the ramp is reinf will be there any horizontal forces acting on my columns?
Also , Can you give me advice with any good reference about aditional forces to my columns during the compacting of the ramp.
Thanks in Advice.
Zmei
Scetch:
I Reinf EArth I
I Ramp I
I I
+--------XXXXXXXX------------XXXXXXXX---------+
Abutment Abutment
Wall Column Wall Column Wall





RE: Reinforced Earth acting on Abbutment
In other cases, the loads are too large or settlement is too large for the bridge so deep foundations are used. These foundations pass through the reinforced earth. In many cases, the engineer will chose to isolate the columns or piling buy placing a zone of loosely compacted sand around the column or piling. This will allow the structure to move while lessening the impact on the wall.
Each of these methods are discussed in the above publication.
RE: Reinforced Earth acting on Abbutment
RE: Reinforced Earth acting on Abbutment
RE: Reinforced Earth acting on Abbutment
Also compaction requirements etc.
Doron