Technical Notes

The following is a collection of one page (PDF) summary documents on specific engineering topics for the design of the Keystone Retaining Wall System.

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Backfill Movement/Soil Cracks

 

156k

 

Railing Design - Direct Mount-50 plf

136k

 

Backfill Specifications

 

164k

 

Railing Design - Offset Mount

124k

 

Bearing Capacity

 

124k

 

Reinforced Walls

1.1m

 

Clay Soils - Atterberg Limits

 

120k

 

Seismic Design

116k

 

Compaction of Soils

 

124k

 

Settlement - Cracking/Gapping

160k

 

Connection Strength

 

180k

 

Single Wall - Slope Stability Ratios

112k

 

Connection Strength Philosophy

 

132k

 

Soil Strength

184k

 

Corners/Bends - Cracking/Gapping

 

188k

 

Soil Density - Standard vs. Modified Proctor

176k

 

Coulomb/Rankine Earth Pressure

 

112k

 

Tall Walls - Alignment/Shimming

136k

 

Durability Freeze-Thaw

 

140k

 

Tiered Wall - Internal Analysis

136k

 

Equivalent Fluid Pres

 

168k

 

Tiered Wall - Slope Stability Ratios

124k

 

Global Stability

 

132k

 

Typical Traffic Barrier

112k

 

Gravity Walls

 

132k

 

Unit Drainage Fill

196k

 

Guardrail Detail

 

244k

 

Unit Drainage Fill Options

108k

 

Hinge Height

 

112k

 

Wall Embedment

120k

 

Quality Assurance Provisions

 

152k

 

Water - Rapid Drawdown Analysis

164k

 

Railing & Barrier Requirements

 

136k

 

Water - Mannings Number

152k

 

Railing Design - Direct Mount-20 plf