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Precast retaining wall keeps freeway on schedule
New approach to retaining wall construction was used on section of Seattle Freeway; technique consists of precasting stems of walls in flat position, and then shipping them to job site by truck from fabrication yard; sections are placed by crane on steel beams which straddle footing and in turn are supported by 12×12 ft footing forms; footing is poured in place, using nonshrink additive in Class "B" concrete.
Precast retaining wall keeps freeway on schedule
New approach to retaining wall construction was used on section of Seattle Freeway; technique consists of precasting stems of walls in flat position, and then shipping them to job site by truck from fabrication yard; sections are placed by crane on steel beams which straddle footing and in turn are supported by 12×12 ft footing forms; footing is poured in place, using nonshrink additive in Class "B" concrete.
Precast retaining wall keeps freeway on schedule
Pac Bldr Engr
Waage, E.O. (author)
1964
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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