RE wall Review general checking points Note:

Referance: 1) IRC:SP:102 -2010

2) BS: 8006-1: 2010

Sr.No. Description Ans. Remarks

• Retained soil/fill (Clause no. 3.1 of IRC:SP:102-2010)

1 Which type of retained soil/fill use
2 Angle of internal friction (ø) ≥ 25°
3 Plasticity index ≤ 20

4 Which type of Configuration of retained fill

Properties of soil given to determine the

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lateral erath pressure?
If configuration of RE wall as per fig. 2A ,
6 the friction value of retained fill < reinforced
fill?

If configuration of RE wall as per fig. 2B, the

7 earthe pressure acting on reinforced zone is
same as properties of reinforced fill?

Drainage bay provided between the retained

8 and reinforced fill ?
(If retained fill is not permeable)

• Reinforced Soil/Fill (Clause no. 3.2 of IRC:SP:102-2010)

1 The reinforced soil/fill is borrowed ?
2 Properties of reinforced soil/fill given ?
The gradation of the reinforced fill is as per
3
table.1?
4 Plasticity index (PI) ≤ 6
5 Uniformity Coefficient (Cu) > 2

• Drainage Bay (Clause no. 3.3 of IRC:SP:102-2010)

1 Drainage bay width? ( 600 min)
The gardation of aggregate used in the bay
2
is as per Table 2.

• Facing Elements (Clause no. 3.4 of IRC:SP:102-2010)

Following facing system use in RS wall
a Precast reinforced concrte panels
Precast concrete blocks and precast
b
concrete hollow blocks
c Gabion facing
d Warp around facing using geosynthetics

Metallic facing, prefabricated in different

e
shaps

Facia panels and the reinforcing elements

shall be done by using nut or bolt, HDPE
1 inserts with bodkin joint, hollow embedded
devices, polymeric/steel
strips/rods/pipes, fibre glass dowels

Minimum grade of concrete block and

2
panels is M35 High Density Polyethylene.
Concrete panels should be of minimum
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140mm.
Hollow area of blocks should not exceed 40
4
percent of the c/s area.
The outer side of the block shall have
5 minimum thickness of 85 mm and the ineer
side 45mm

Blcok facing can be use in zones where

6 seismic activity is high, typically Zone-IV,
and Zone V, as defined by IRC:6.

Connection of panel/block with

reinforcedment should be clearly defined
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and tested as per ASTM D-6916 and D-
6638.

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• Reinforcement (Clause no. 3.5 of IRC:SP:102-2010)

a Metalic elements like bars, strips, plates etc

b Metalic reinforcement in form of mesh

Polymeric elements like strips, grids, rods,

c
mesh etc.

The tensile strength should be evaluted by

conducting a wide width tensile test. (Iso
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10319 or ASTM D 6637 or EN 10223-3 for
woven steel wire mesh)

The design life of bridge elements and the

2 strength of polymeric reinforcement should
be estimated same.

Long term of design strength of

3 geosynthetic reinforcement should be
determined
LTD=Tchar/{f1*f2*f3*f4}
Metalic reinforcemem exhibits relatively
4
negligible creep
The metalic reinforcement should be coated
with zinc to delay exposure and eventual
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corrosion. (Zinc coating should not be <
140 micron)

• Quality of material

Test of reinforcement carried out as per

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clause 4.1 of IRC:SP:102-2010

Test of reinforced and retained fill carried

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out as per clause 4.2 of IRC:SP:102-2010

Test of concrete carried out as per clause

3
4.1 of IRC:SP:102-2010

• Design point

Analyisis is done in two distinct parts Analyisis

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External stability and internal stability

External stability deals with stability of the

2
reinforced block .
Internal stability deals with mechanisms of
3 transfer of lateral pressure to
reinforcedment
External stability Internal stability

Bearing and tilt failure

Slliding and overturning
Global Stability

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