Pseudo Concrete Wall

The seismic design method described briefly in this tek and in detail in the ncma design manual for segmental retaining walls and srwallv4 design software refs.

Pseudo concrete wall.

The experimental program was comprised of six rectangular mlrm walls that were subjected to pseudo static cyclic loading. Reinforced concrete wall is classified as. If concrete is applied to a wall incorrectly the first time it can feel rough or uneven. The hollow block wall is depending solely on the strength of the thin mortar bed between each concrete block.

1 2 adopts a pseudo static approach and uses the mononobe okabe m o method to calculate dynamic earth forces. Cast concrete retaining walls may be constructed with any or all of the following joints. Sanding the wall can often take care of the problem but it is difficult to sand a very large surface smooth and you might end up with places that are recessed while others are higher making the wall look worse than before. The addition of reinforcing steel to either wall system complicates the issue.

The poured concrete wall has more mass or interlocking cement paste crystals to resist the cracking force. 1 the mu15 concrete hollow blocks that are widely used in china were selected for constructing all the wall specimens. Reinforced concrete wall is designed as a compression member. Plain concrete wall when reinforcement 0 4 reinforced concrete wall when reinforcement 0 4.

Joints in concrete walls. A summary of the main parameters for the six wall specimens is listed in table 1 and drawings of these wall specimens are shown in fig.