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Design Manual for Permanent Ground Anchor Walls.

PB99107393

Publication Date	1998
Personal Author	Weatherby, D. E.
Page Count	268
Abstract	The manual presents recommendations and guidelines to improve the design and construction of permanent ground anchor walls. The recommendations are based on research performed on two full-scale wall sections, four model-scale walls, 10 large-diameter ground anchors installed in a fine-grained soil, analytical studies, and experience. It focuses on tiedback soldier beam walls for highway applications. These walls are generally less than 25 feet high, and they are supported by one or two rows of permanent ground anchors.
Keywords	Anchoring Embankments Earth pressure Soil-structure interactions Beams(Supports) Lateral pressure Soil properties Retaining walls
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
Corporate Authors	Schnabel Foundation Co., Sterling, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Research,
Supplemental Notes	See also PB83-178368. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Research, Development, and Technology.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Sep 89-Nov 97.
NTIS Issue Number	199902
Contract Number	DTFH61-89-C-00038

Design Manual for Permanent Ground Anchor Walls.

Design Manual for Permanent Ground Anchor Walls.
PB99107393

Publication Date	1998
Personal Author	Weatherby, D. E.
Page Count	268
Abstract	The manual presents recommendations and guidelines to improve the design and construction of permanent ground anchor walls. The recommendations are based on research performed on two full-scale wall sections, four model-scale walls, 10 large-diameter ground anchors installed in a fine-grained soil, analytical studies, and experience. It focuses on tiedback soldier beam walls for highway applications. These walls are generally less than 25 feet high, and they are supported by one or two rows of permanent ground anchors.
Keywords	Anchoring Embankments Earth pressure Soil-structure interactions Beams(Supports) Lateral pressure Soil properties Retaining walls
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
Corporate Authors	Schnabel Foundation Co., Sterling, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Research,
Supplemental Notes	See also PB83-178368. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. Office of Research, Development, and Technology.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Sep 89-Nov 97.
NTIS Issue Number	199902
Contract Number	DTFH61-89-C-00038