Title:
Holding Back the Earth
Author(s):
William D. Palmer
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
9
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
26-33
Keywords:
backfilling; concrete panels; precast concrete; reinforcing materials; retaining walls; soils; Construction
DOI:
Date:
11/1/1987
Abstract:
Every civil engineer learned how to design cantilever concrete retaining walls in college. The overturning moment was balanced by the resisting moment about the toe, sliding was resisted by friction and a base key, and settlement and rotation were prevent