Retaining Wall Design

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2 hrs. Online Course
Level: Intermediate
Average Rating: (2315)

Item #: RV-2022
SME: Rob Oleck

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Course Description

This 2-hour online course is part 1 of a two part course for analyzing and designing cantilever type retaining wall structures. The purpose of these walls is to hold back or support soil banks, and other storage materials such as coal, gravel, etc. at a higher elevation on one side of the wall than the other side. Part 1 involves the description of retaining walls, a review of the soil mechanics necessary to calculate the forces acting on the wall, and resisting the movement of this structure. Further, this course describes the procedure for evaluating the stability of the retaining wall.

The body of this course is presented in a word document format which you must download. This course includes a multiple-choice test at the end.

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Learning Objectives

After the completion of this course, you will be able to:

Describe what a retaining wall is.
Calculate active and passive soil pressures acting on retaining structures
Determine the size of the footing necessary to resist the forces acting on a cantilever type retaining wall.
Evaluate the stability of retaining walls.

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Subject Matter Expert: Rob Oleck

Biography

Dr. Oleck is an independent consulting structural engineer living in Orlando, Florida. He is presently involved in the structural analysis and design of various building structures in and around the Florida area, including hotels, apartment buildings, industrial structures, naval facilities, and specialty structures for the amusement parks. Other past experience includes the analysis and design of various nuclear and hydro-electric power structures including reinforced concrete and earthen dams, and many special nuclear power plant structures.

Dr. Oleck has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering at Syracuse University, where he earned his Ph.D., teaching Engineering Mechanics, Reinforced Concrete Design, and Seismic Analysis and Design. He has also published many technical papers in the fields of structural dynamics, seismic analysis, soil-structure-interaction and design of structures using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF).

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