TM 5-818-1 / AFM 88-3, Chap. 7
Table 14-1. Types of Walls
Typical EI
Values per foot
Name
Section
ksf
Advantages
Disadvantages
Steel sheeting
900-90, 000
(1) Can be impervious
(1) Limited stiffness
(2) Easy to handle and
(2) Interlocks can be
construct
lost in hard driv-
(3) Low initial cost
ing or in gravelly
soils
Soldier pile
2,000-120,000
(1) Easy to handle and
(1) Wall is pervious
and lagging
construct
(2) Requires care in
(2) Low initial cost
placement of
(3) Can be driven or
lagging
augered
Cast-in-place
288, 000-
(1) Can be impervious
(1) High initial cost
concrete
2, 300, 000
(2) High stiffness
(2) Specialty contractor
slurry wall
(3) Can be part of
required to
permanent
construct
structure
(3) Extensive slurry
disposal needed
(4) Surface can be
rough.
Precast con-
288,000-
(1) Can be impervious
(1) High initial cost
crete slurry
2,300,000
(2) High stiffness
(2) Specialty contractor
(3) Can be part of
required to
permanent
construct
structure
(3) Slurry disposal
(4) Can be prestressed
needed
(4) Very large and
heavy members must
be handled for deep
systems
(5) Permits some
yielding of subsoils
(Continued)
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