Cellular sheet pile retaining systems with unconnected tail walls, and associated methods of use
First Claim
1. A retaining system at least partially embedded in soil, the retaining system comprising:
- a face wall including a plurality of interconnected face wall sheet piles, wherein individual face wall sheet piles have a first length and individual face wall sheet piles extend a first depth into the soil, and wherein the face wall sheet piles form an exterior surface facing an exterior environment;
a first tail wall including a plurality of interconnected first tail wall sheet piles connected with and extending from the face wall away from the exterior environment, wherein individual first tail wall sheet piles have a second length greater than the first length and individual first tail wall sheet piles extend a second depth into the soil that is greater than the first depth; and
a second tail wall connected with the first tail wall and including a plurality of interconnected second tail wall sheet piles extending from the first tail wall away from the exterior environment, wherein individual second tail wall sheet piles have a third length approximately equal to or greater than the second length and individual second tail wall sheet piles extend a third depth into the soil, wherein the third depth is equal to or greater than the second depth,wherein the second depth of individual sheet piles of the first tail wall increases uniformly in a staggered fashion from the face wall toward the second tail wall, and wherein the second length of individual sheet piles of the first tail wall increases for the sheet piles that are adjacent to the second tail wall.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to cellular sheet pile retaining wall systems with unconnected tail walls, and associated methods of use and manufacture. In one embodiment, a retaining system includes a face wall having a plurality of interconnected face wall sheet piles. The individual face wall sheet piles have a first length and extend a first depth into soil, and the face wall sheet piles form an exterior surface facing an exterior environment. The system also includes a tail wall including a plurality of interconnected tail wall sheet piles extending from the face wall away from the exterior environment. The individual tail wall sheet piles have a second length greater than the first length, and the individual tail sheet wall piles extend a second depth into the soil that is greater than the first depth.
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19 Claims
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1. A retaining system at least partially embedded in soil, the retaining system comprising:
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a face wall including a plurality of interconnected face wall sheet piles, wherein individual face wall sheet piles have a first length and individual face wall sheet piles extend a first depth into the soil, and wherein the face wall sheet piles form an exterior surface facing an exterior environment; a first tail wall including a plurality of interconnected first tail wall sheet piles connected with and extending from the face wall away from the exterior environment, wherein individual first tail wall sheet piles have a second length greater than the first length and individual first tail wall sheet piles extend a second depth into the soil that is greater than the first depth; and a second tail wall connected with the first tail wall and including a plurality of interconnected second tail wall sheet piles extending from the first tail wall away from the exterior environment, wherein individual second tail wall sheet piles have a third length approximately equal to or greater than the second length and individual second tail wall sheet piles extend a third depth into the soil, wherein the third depth is equal to or greater than the second depth, wherein the second depth of individual sheet piles of the first tail wall increases uniformly in a staggered fashion from the face wall toward the second tail wall, and wherein the second length of individual sheet piles of the first tail wall increases for the sheet piles that are adjacent to the second tail wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A retaining system at least partially embedded in soil, the retaining system comprising:
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a face wall including a plurality of interconnected face wall sheet piles forming an exterior surface, wherein individual face wall sheet piles extend a first depth into the soil; and a tail wall extending from the face wall away from the exterior surface, wherein the tail wall includes; a first plurality of interconnected tail wall sheet piles, wherein at least one of the tail wall sheet piles of the first plurality extends a second depth into the soil, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth; and a second plurality of interconnected tail wall sheet piles, wherein at least one of the tail wall sheet piles of the second plurality extends a third depth into the soil, wherein the third depth is greater than the second depth wherein the second depth of individual sheet piles of the first plurality of interconnected tail wall sheet piles increases uniformly in a staggered fashion from the face wall toward the second plurality of interconnected tail wall sheet piles, and wherein the second length of interconnected sheet piles of the first tail wall increases for the sheet piles that are adjacent to the second tail wall. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A retaining system at least partially embedded in soil, the retaining system comprising:
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a face wall including a plurality of interconnected first sheet piles forming an exterior surface, wherein individual first sheet piles have a first length and are at least partially embedded in the soil; and a tail wall extending from the face wall away from the exterior surface, wherein the tail wall includes; a plurality of interconnected second sheet piles at least partially embedded in the soil, wherein at least one of the second sheet piles has a second length that is greater than the first length, and a plurality of interconnected third sheet piles at least partially embedded in the soil, wherein at least one of the third sheet piles has a third length that is greater than the second length, wherein the interconnected second sheet piles extend to a distance into the soil that increases in a uniformly staggered fashion from the face wall toward the plurality of interconnected third sheet piles, and wherein the second length of individual sheet piles of the second sheet piles increases for the sheet piles that are adjacent to the third sheet piles. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of constructing a retaining wall system, the method comprising:
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partially embedding a plurality of interconnected face wall piles in soil at a first depth, wherein the individual face wall piles have a first length; partially embedding a plurality of interconnected first tail wall piles in the soil at a second depth greater than the first depth, wherein the first tail wall piles extend in a direction away from the face wall piles; and partially embedding a plurality of interconnected second tail wall piles in the soil at a second depth greater than the first depth, wherein the second tail wall piles are adjacent to the first tail wall piles, wherein the second tail wall piles extend in a direction away from the face wall piles, and wherein at least one of the second tail wall piles has a third length greater than the second length, wherein the second depth of individual sheet piles of the first tail wall increases uniformly in a staggered fashion from the face wall toward the second tail wall, and wherein the second length of individual sheet piles of the first tail wall increases for sheet piles that are adjacent to the second tail wall. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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