Diaphragm Wall

A retaining wall made up of a series of rectangular concrete panels.

 

Classification

Items > Structural Elements > Walls > Diaphragm Wall

 

Properties

Property

Type

 

Description

Default

Example/range of values

General

Name

The item's name

Wall 1

any text

Type

The item's type

Diaphragm Wall

 

Sub Group

The item's sub group

Wall

 

group

The item's group

Structural Elements

 

Notes

Free-form notes regarding this item

 

any text

Dimensions

Depth

Depth of wall toe

15 m

³ 0 m and £ 50 m

Level

Level of wall toe relative to Ordnance Datum

-15 m

³ 0 m and £ 50 m

Y position

<incomplete>

0 m

 

Upstand

Distance of top of wall above ground level

0 m

³ 0 m and £ 5 m

Total height

Upstand plus toe depth

15 m

 

Panel width

The width of panel defines thickness of the wall

1 m

³ 0.5 m and £ 1.5 m

Panel length

Length of panel along plan length of wall

2.5 m

³ 2.3 m and £ 7.0 m

Section Properties

Type

Type of section used in wall construction

Rectangular Section

 

Section area

Section area per meter run

1 m

 

Elastic section modulus (about X-X axis)

Elastic section modulus per meter run

1667 cm2

 

Moment of inertia (about X-X axis)

Moment of inertia per meter run

0.08333 m3

 

Material

Name

Name of the selected material

 

e.g. "Material 1"

Density

Density of selected material

kg/m3

 

Young's modulus

Young's modulus of selected material

kPa

 

Help

Help file

Help file providing further information about this item

Rex.chm

 

Web site

 

Web site for the program

www.geocentrix.co.uk/help/