UNIVERSITY OF
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Department of
Civil Engineering and Geosciences
COURSEWORK- CIV964/CW/2005
DESIGN OF A RETAINING WALL SYSTEM AS PART OF A ROAD SCHEME
BY:
Mr Godwin Eton
A59089203
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 introduction and project brief … … … … … … …
2.0 subsurface condition … … … … … … … …
3.0 laboratory and field investigations, results … … … … …
4.0 foundation design option analysis … …. … … … … …
5.0 foundation type option recommenced … … … … … …
6.0 shallow foundation options … … .. … … … … …
7.0 settlement and rates of settlements … … … … … …
8.0 deep foundation options … … … … … … … …
9.0 summary and recommendations … … … … … … …
10.0 cost implications … … … … … … … … …
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Cross-section showing the subsurface profile at the project site … …
Figure 2: Plan view of the project site showing column spacing … … …
Figure 3: Schematic representation of the proposed square pad … … …
foundation with vertical load
Figure 4: Schematic representation of the proposed of embedment of the
piles along the longitudinal axis of the proposed building … … …
Figure 5: Penetration of single pile into the subsurface … … … …
Figure 6: Load on a pile group arrangement … … … … … …
Figure 7: Penetration of pile group into the subsurface at case #1 … … …
Figure 8: Pile cap over four piles to be employed at the project site … … …
Figure 9: Schematic representation of the settlement based on the … … …
equivalent raft concept… … … … … … … …
List of Tables
Table1: Summary of geotechnical properties of the subsurface at the project site …
Table2: Tabulated settlement calculation. … … … … … …
Table 3: Summary of the depth of embedment of the pile group at the
project site … … … … … … … … …
