Corrosion Susceptibility of Internally Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures

摘要

The current state of knowledge in the area of metal corrosion in reinforced soil retaining walls has been assessed. In order to determine whether there are any corrosion problems in completed Reinforced Earth walls, four such walls were selected for study. All four walls are in relatively severe environments. It was determined that two of the above walls may have corrosion problems which could reduce their design life. It is recommended that further field studies be undertaken in order to assess the magnitude of the problems. It is further recommended that research be conducted to determine the safe limits of the reinforced earth concept.