Earth retaining system such as a sheet pile wall with integral soil anchors
First Claim
1. A sheet pile for use in a retaining wall system comprising:
- a sheet of rigid material for use as a soil retaining device, the sheet including a first side face and a second side face, a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges;
connection means along the first and the second side edges, the connection means coupling a first sheet to a second adjacent sheet; and
a protrusion extending from at least one of the first or second side faces of the sheet and integral therewith, wherein the protrusion extends from at least one of the first and second side faces a selected distance away from the face, wherein the protrusion is integral to the connection means and provides resistance to soil forces.
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Abstract
A soil retaining system combining flat sheet pile walls in an open cell configuration includes integral soil anchors providing an improved earth retaining system. Another aspect of the invention is a method of designing and installing a soil retaining system with an open sheet pile cell structure having integral soil anchors. The method includes, inter alia, calculating soil forces by taking into account material strength of sheet pile, soil friction against the sheet pile in combination with the strength of the integral soil anchor, selecting sheet pile size and length based on soil forces calculation; and installation of sheet pile to form a soil retaining system. The integral soil anchors serve to provide higher load resistance to the improved earth retaining system.
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9 Claims
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1. A sheet pile for use in a retaining wall system comprising:
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a sheet of rigid material for use as a soil retaining device, the sheet including a first side face and a second side face, a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges; connection means along the first and the second side edges, the connection means coupling a first sheet to a second adjacent sheet; and a protrusion extending from at least one of the first or second side faces of the sheet and integral therewith, wherein the protrusion extends from at least one of the first and second side faces a selected distance away from the face, wherein the protrusion is integral to the connection means and provides resistance to soil forces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of designing and installing a soil retaining system with an open sheet pile cell structure having sheet piles and integral soil anchors comprising;
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calculating soil strength parameters and soil stability by taking into account a material strength of the sheet piles in combination with a resistance to loading provided by the integral soil anchors; selecting sheet pile size and length based on the soil strength parameters and soil stability calculations; and installing the sheet piles to form the soil retaining system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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