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Gravity blockwork quay wall – stability of every block course
Sliding, overturning, resultant position and edge pressure at every joint of a stacked concrete block quay wall, bearing on the rubble bedding and the foundation soil.
Calculation method
Free body above each joint with a virtual back plane; Rankine active earth pressure, surcharge, tidal-lag water pressure with joint uplift and bollard pull; EN 1997-1 DA1 or factors of safety; foundation bearing to Annex D with the load spread through the rubble.
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