Optimal Design of Block Quay Walls

Block walls, consisting of stacked unreinforced prefabricated concrete blocks, are commonly used for the construction of quay walls in the presence of rocky subgrades. A traditional design of block quay walls is based on manual design iterations, envisaging sufficient safety against ultimate limit s...

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Main Authors: Stijn Francois, Louis Lesage, Hans Verbraken, Mattias Schevenels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00075/full