ROCKFILL RETAINING WALLS COMPUTER APPLICATION
INTEGRAL CALCULATION SOFTWARE FOR ROCKFILL RETAINING WALLS
— The application is designed for:
- Wall calculations:
— With variable and simultaneous water table, both on the back and the intrados.
— Without water, both on the back and the intrados. - Calculations at the Construction Project level.
- Retaining and support walls. (Overloads according to regulations).
- Consider simultaneously, with variable heights, 2 geotechnical units (GU) or different terrains on the backfill.
- Variable inclinations for intrados, extrados, foundations and courses.
- Rock foundation (Hoek & Brown nonlinear failure criterion). A novel contribution.
- Foundation on soils with long and short term consideration.
- Calculate WITHOUT EARTHQUAKE OR WITH EARTHQUAKE (According to current regulations).
- Maximum calculated height, 30 meters on the back.
- Resolution of all possible cases for rockfill walls.
- Footing and elevation, whether or not concreted, indistinctly, with 3 types of concrete.
— With the input data provided in the different sections, we obtain:
- All the information and data necessary for the sizing and stability of the corresponding rock wall.
- The equivalent strength parameters of the foundation mass, if it is rocky. (Novel contribution).
- Additional graphic information.
- The program displays results in red when they do not meet the recommended limitations and are always indicated in the results tables.
— The graphical interface of the application is:
- Very attractive (it comes in different colors).
- Intuitive and very easy.
— For input data, each table includes a comprehensive drop-down information icon that specifies the ranges of values for each parameter, allowing them to be considered in the corresponding box.
— This software and the final presentation of topic 8 are also supervised at the UPM (E.T.S. of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports).
TOPIC 8. ROPILL RETAINING WALL PLACED IN PDF
It is corrected, supervised and expanded with respect to topic 8 of the original book.
It is extended in the calculation of the admissible stresses in the ground of the foundation, stability of the cut of the excavation during the execution of the wall, maximum design wall height according to equivalent strength parameters given by Hoek & Brown linearization, rock weathering scales and additional information on Hoek & Brown’s nonlinear failure criterion..
The units used for this expanded topic are in the International System (SI).
SOFTWARE, HOEK & BROWN LINEARIZATION
The equivalent resistant parameters of the rock mass of the foundation are obtained for any type of wall or abutment, providing
previously in the input data, the basic parameters of the matrix rock (Hoek & Brown and/or laboratory tabulations) and the stresses transmitted by the structure to the foundation ground.
A short PDF tutorial is also attached.
GLOBAL CONTENT AND OPERATION
The interpretation of the software is explained in detail, in addition to the current formulation and regulations applied.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- Java version: 1.6 or higher. Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher. Supported operating systems: – Windows – Windows 10 (8u51 and higher) – Windows 8.x (desktop) – Windows 7 SP1 – Windows Vista SP2 – Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) – Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (64-bit). PC requirements: – RAM: 128 MB – Disk space: 400 MB – Processor: Minimum Pentium 2 at 266 MHz. Browsers: – Internet Explorer 9 and higher – Firefox – Chrome.
GASTOS DE ENVÍO
- Spain: 5,50€
- Europe: 7,50€
- USA, Japan, New Zeland, Canada, Australia: 8,00€
- Rest of the world: 7,50€