Optimal Design of Block Quay Walls

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
Subjects:
shape optimization
quay wall design
construction constraints
block walls
ultimate limit states
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00075/full

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