US4369004A
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Earth retaining method and structure
Assignee: SCHNABEL FOUNDATION Co
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Filing: 1980-10-01
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Granted: 1983-01-18
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Expires: 2000-10-01
Abstract
Abstract A tied back retaining wall structure is disclosed comprising channel-shaped sheet piles, a reinforcing bar matrix and a concrete wall encasing the matrix and filling the channels of the piles. The reinforcing bar matrix comprises an array of laterally disposed reinforcing bars which span the spaces between the piles. Headed studs welded to the piles insure a secure connection of the wall to the piles. A method of constructing such a wall is disclosed which comprises excavating downwardly in stages after installing sheet piling in the ground, erecting a reinforcing bar matrix and pouring or spraying concrete over the structure to form the finished wall.
Inventors
- 👤 David E. Weatherby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 17:44
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D29/00; E02D29/02; E02D29/0225; E02D29/0233; E02D29/0258; E02D29/0283
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of constructing a wall for retaining an earthen mass comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles in the ground along the predetermined position of the wall to be constructed; excavating a first stage of earth adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass to a depth above the bottom of said earthen mass; installing temporary earth retaining means between said piles against the exposed face of said earthen mass; installing and anchoring a plurality of tiebacks in said earthen mass, and connecting said tiebacks to said piles; repeating the above excavating, temporary retaining and tieback installing steps sequentially in descending stages for the full height of said earthen mass; placing a matrix of reinforcing bars adjacent to said piles and said temporary earth retaining means; erecting wall forms adjacent to said reinforcing bars; and pouring concrete between said forms and said piles and temporary retaining means to encase said reinforcing bars and form a permanent tied back wall.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of constructing a wall for retaining an earthen mass comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles in the ground along the predetermined position of the wall to be constructed; excavating a first stage of earth adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass to a depth above the bottom of said earthen mass; installing temporary earth retaining means between said piles against the exposed face of said earthen mass; installing and anchoring a plurality of tiebacks in said earthen mass, and connecting said tiebacks to said piles; repeating the above excavating, temporary retaining and tieback installing steps sequentially in descending stages for the full height of said earthen mass; placing a matrix of reinforcing bars adjacent to said piles and said temporary earth retaining means; erecting wall forms adjacent to said reinforcing bars; and pouring concrete between said forms and said piles and temporary retaining means to encase said reinforcing bars and form a permanent tied back wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said temporary earth retaining means comprises lagging.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said temporary earth retaining means comprises gunite.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of constructing a wall for retaining an earthen mass comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles in the ground along the predetermined position of the wall to be constructed; excavating a first stage of earth adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass to a depth above the bottom of said earthen mass; installing and anchoring a plurality of tiebacks in said earthen mass, and connecting said tiebacks to said piles; placing a matrix of reinforcing bars adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass; applying gunite to said piles and said earthen mass to encase said reinforcing bars and form a portion of a permanent tied back wall; and repeating the above excavating, tieback installing, reinforcement placing and gunite applying steps sequentially in descending stages for the full height of said earthen mass to complete the wall.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of constructing a wall for retaining an earthen mass comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles in the ground along the predetermined position of the wall to be constructed; excavating a first stage of earth adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass to a depth above the bottom of said earthen mass; installing and anchoring a plurality of tiebacks in said earthen mass, and connecting said tiebacks to said piles; placing a matrix of reinforcing bars adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass; applying gunite to said piles and said earthen mass to encase said reinforcing bars and form a portion of a permanent tied back wall; and repeating the above excavating, tieback installing, reinforcement placing and gunite applying steps sequentially in descending stages for the full height of said earthen mass to complete the wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 4 further comprising the step of applying a thin layer of gunite to said piles and the exposed face of said earthen mass at each stage before installing said tiebacks to temporarily retain the earth.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
203 words
A method of constructing a wall for retaining an earthen mass comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles in the ground along the predetermined position of the wall to be constructed, each of said piles having a deep channel extending along substantially the full length thereof with the open side of the channel facing away from said earthen mass; excavating a first stage of earth adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass to a depth above the bottom of said earthen mass; installing and anchoring a plurality of tiebacks in said earthen mass, and connecting said tiebacks to said piles; placing a matrix of reinforcing bars adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass; erecting wall forms adjacent to said reinforcing bars; pouring concrete between said forms and said earthen mass to encase said reinforcing bars and fill the exposed portion of the channel of each pile, thereby forming a portion of a permanent tied back wall having vertical beams at the locations of said piles; and repeating the above excavating, tieback installing, reinforcement placing, form erecting and concrete pouring steps sequentially in descending stages for the full height of said earthen mass to complete the wall.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
203 words
A method of constructing a wall for retaining an earthen mass comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles in the ground along the predetermined position of the wall to be constructed, each of said piles having a deep channel extending along substantially the full length thereof with the open side of the channel facing away from said earthen mass; excavating a first stage of earth adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass to a depth above the bottom of said earthen mass; installing and anchoring a plurality of tiebacks in said earthen mass, and connecting said tiebacks to said piles; placing a matrix of reinforcing bars adjacent to said piles and said earthen mass; erecting wall forms adjacent to said reinforcing bars; pouring concrete between said forms and said earthen mass to encase said reinforcing bars and fill the exposed portion of the channel of each pile, thereby forming a portion of a permanent tied back wall having vertical beams at the locations of said piles; and repeating the above excavating, tieback installing, reinforcement placing, form erecting and concrete pouring steps sequentially in descending stages for the full height of said earthen mass to complete the wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 6 further comprising the step of installing temporary earth retaining means between said piles against the exposed face of said earthen mass at each stage before installing said tiebacks.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1, 4 or 6 wherein said tiebacks are of the corrosion-protected type.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
135 words
A retaining wall structure for retaining an earthen mass comprising: a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles installed adjacent to the earthen mass retained, each of said piles having a deep channel extending along substantially the full length thereof with the open side of the channel facing away from said earthen mass; a plurality of tiebacks anchored in said earthen mass and connected to said piles; a reinforcing bar matrix adjacent to the retained face of said earthen mass and said piles; a wall of concrete encasing said reinforcing bar matrix, filling the channels of said piles to form vertical beams at the pile locations, and extending across said piles and the retained face of said earthen mass; and anchoring means for anchoring said concrete wall and said encased reinforcing bar matrix to said piles.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
135 words
A retaining wall structure for retaining an earthen mass comprising: a plurality of laterally spaced sheet piles installed adjacent to the earthen mass retained, each of said piles having a deep channel extending along substantially the full length thereof with the open side of the channel facing away from said earthen mass; a plurality of tiebacks anchored in said earthen mass and connected to said piles; a reinforcing bar matrix adjacent to the retained face of said earthen mass and said piles; a wall of concrete encasing said reinforcing bar matrix, filling the channels of said piles to form vertical beams at the pile locations, and extending across said piles and the retained face of said earthen mass; and anchoring means for anchoring said concrete wall and said encased reinforcing bar matrix to said piles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A wall according to claim 9 wherein said piles comprise pairs of adjacent interlocked pile segments which together form said channel-shaped cross-section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wall according to claim 9 wherein the heads of said tiebacks extend through said piles and are connected thereto in said channels, the concrete completely filling said channels and encasing said tieback heads.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wall according to claim 9 wherein said reinforcing bar matrix comprises an array of laterally disposed reinforcing bars spanning the spaces between said piles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wall according to claim 9 or 12 wherein said anchoring means comprises a plurality of headed studs secured to said piles with their headed ends projecting away from said earthen mass, said wall of concrete also encasing said studs.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A wall according to claim 13 wherein said lateral reinforcing bars pass between said headed ends and said piles.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein each of said piles has a deep channel extending along substantially the full length thereof with the open side of the channel facing away from said earthen mass.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein each of said piles has a deep channel extending along substantially the full length thereof with the open side of the channel facing away from said earthen mass.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 6, 15 or 16 wherein said piles comprise pairs of adjacent interlocked pile segments which together form said channels.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 6, 15 or 16 wherein the heads of said tiebacks extend through said piles into said channels, the concrete completely filling said channels and encasing said tieback heads.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said wall is anchored to said piles.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 19 wherein said matrix of reinforcing bars comprises an array of laterally disposed reinforcing bars spanning the spaces between said piles.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 20 wherein a plurality of headed studs are secured to said piles with their headed ends projecting away from said earthen mass, and said lateral reinforcing bars pass between said headed ends and said piles.
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