CONSTRUCTION OF TIERED REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING WALL AT SDMSD, VIJYAWADA

By P. THRIMURTI RAJU GEOSOL ASSOCIATES

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CONSTRUCTION OF 24 M HEIGH TWO TIERED REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING WALL FOR WIDENING GHAT ROAD NEAR ARUNDHAL CHOWLDRY, SDMC, VIJAYAWADA

layout

MASTER PLAN OF GHAT ROAD

PROPOSED SITE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION

PROPOSED SITE FOR WIDENING

PROPOSED ALINGNMENT FOR REINFORCED SOIL WALL

PROPOSED ALINGNMENT FOR REINFORCED SOIL WALL

REMOVAL OF LOOSE POCKETS FROM EXISTING HILL SURFACE

EXACAVATION OF FOUNDATION

HORIZONATAL DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT

ALINGNMENT OF TIER 1

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MATERIALS

REINFORCEMENT- PEC GEOCOMPOSITE RANGING FROM 200 kN/m TO 75 kN/m SEGMENTAL BLOCKS- PCC M35 GRADE REINFORCED SOIL FILL HAVING PHI=32 DEG 40 X 5 MM STEEL STRIPS FOR INTERFACE REINFORCMENT

GEOCOMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT

PLACING OF FILL SOIL OVER REINFORCEMENT

Field density check by Core Cutting Method

FIELD DENSITY CHECK BY SAND REPLACEMENT METHOD

PLACING OF ANCHOR HOLES FOR STEEL STRIP REINFORCEMENT

STEEL STRIP REINFORCEMENT AT INTERFACE

UNLOADING OF CONSTRUCTION

ALIGNMENT OF TIER1

METHOD OF COMPACTION AT CORNERS

METHOD OF PACKING AT INTERFACE

COMPATION AT EDGES

 ARIEL VIEW OF SITE DURING CONSTRUCTION

DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT AT FACIA

TOTAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM

CHIMNEY DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT

TOP VIEW OF TIER 2

WIDENED GHAT ROAD AT ARUNDHAL

COMPLETED TWO TIERD WALL

COMPLETED TWO TIRED WALL VIEW FROM KRISHNA RIVER

CONSTRUCTION OF 4 TIERED REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING WALL FOR WIDENING OF GHAT ROAD AT OME CIRCLE

ORIGINAL GHAT ROAD

PROPOSED ALINGMENT AT OME CIRCLE

PROPOSED SITE FOR WIDENING

EXISTING GHAT ROAD AT OME CIRCLE

LEVELLING PAD FOR TIER -1

ALIGNMENT OF TIER 1 FOR 4 TIER

WALL

VIEW OF TIER 1

RAIN WATER PROTECTION DURING EXECUTION

VIEW OF OFFSET BETWEEN WALLS

VIEW OF BLOCK ALIGNMENT WITH REINFORCEMENT

VIEW OF TIER 1 & TIER 2

CONCLUSIONS
REINFORCED SOIL WALL ARE PROVEN AS ECONOMICAL ALTERNATIVE FOR EVER INCREASING HEIGHTS DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE IS KEY PARAMETERS FOR SUCESSFUL EXECUTION. SOURCE OF FILL SOIL PLAYS GREATER ROLE IN DECIDING FOR REINFORCED SOIL WALLS FOR GREATER HEIGHTS

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