MICHAEL HARTLEY
Architects at Benotho Pl, Mercer Island, WA
License number
Alaska AELC5794
Issued Date
Apr 13, 1983
Effective Date
Dec 28, 2015
Expiration Date
Dec 31, 2017
Category
Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors
Address
Address
8410 Benotho Pl, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Professional information
Cellular Sheet Pile Retaining Systems With Unconnected Tail Walls, And Associated Methods Of Use
US Patent:
2011006, Mar 17, 2011
Filed:
Sep 10, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/879997
Inventors:
William D. Nottingham - Carter MT, US
Michael Hartley - Mercer Island WA, US
William F. Gunderson - Seattle WA, US
Michael Hartley - Mercer Island WA, US
William F. Gunderson - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
PND Engineers, Inc. - Anchorage AK
International Classification:
E02D 5/02
US Classification:
405274
Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to cellular sheet pile retaining wall systems with unconnected tail walls, and associated methods of use and manufacture. In one embodiment, a retaining system includes a face wall having a plurality of interconnected face wall sheet piles. The individual face wall sheet piles have a first length and extend a first depth into soil, and the face wall sheet piles form an exterior surface facing an exterior environment. The system also includes a tail wall including a plurality of interconnected tail wall sheet piles extending from the face wall away from the exterior environment. The individual tail wall sheet piles have a second length greater than the first length, and the individual tail sheet wall piles extend a second depth into the soil that is greater than the first depth.