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BS 6349-2:2019

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Maritime works – Code of practice for the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins

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BSI 2019 134
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This part of BS 6349 provides recommendations and guidance on the design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins.

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6 Foreword
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
10 3 Terms, definitions and symbols
13 4 General design of quay walls, jetties and dolphins
4.1 General
18 4.2 Design situations
19 4.3 Actions
22 4.4 Deflection control and deformations
23 Table 1 — Operational deflection limits for maritime structures other than flexible dolphins
4.5 Choice of structure
26 4.6 Construction tolerances
28 4.7 Environmental impact
4.8 Control of external water effects
29 4.9 Specific recommendations for quay walls
32 4.10 Durability
33 4.11 Services and equipment
35 Figure 1 — Examples of crane rail foundation arrangements
36 5 Embedded retaining walls
5.1 General
5.2 Suitability of embedded retaining wall structures
37 5.3 Materials for embedded retaining walls
39 Figure 2 — Soldier‑piled wall: typical cross‑section
5.4 Bending resistance of wall
40 5.5 Effects of actions on embedded retaining walls
43 5.6 Design of embedded retaining wall structures
44 Figure 3 — Examples of anchored embedded retaining wall structures
46 Figure 4 — Effects of flexibility of single-anchored or propped and cantilever embedded walls on earth pressure and resistance
47 Figure 5 — Location of anchorages in relation to failure planes in retained fill
48 Figure 6 — Cantilevered embedded retaining wall structure
49 Figure 7 — Distribution of active earth pressure and passive earth pressures on cantilevered embedded retaining wall structures
50 Figure 8 — Embedded retaining walls with relieving platform
51 Figure 9 — Pressure distribution on embedded retaining wall in front of relieving platform
55 Figure 10 — Embedded retaining wall with auxiliary anchorage: failure planes
56 Figure 11 — Examples of deadman anchorages
57 Figure 12 — Examples of cantilever anchorages
58 Figure 13 — Example of a raking pile anchorage
59 Figure 14 — Examples of ground anchors
60 Figure 15 — Examples of anchoring arrangements at corners
61 5.7 Toe level
5.8 Construction sequence
62 5.9 Services and crane tracks
63 6 Gravity walls
6.1 Design of gravity walls
67 6.2 Concrete blockwork walls
69 Figure 16 — Angle of friction on virtual back of blockwork wall
70 6.3 Precast reinforced concrete walls
71 Figure 17 — Precast reinforced concrete wall
72 6.4 Concrete caissons
Figure 18 — Example of capping arrangement for a concrete caisson
76 Figure 19 — Examples of joints between caissons
6.5 Cellular sheet pile structures
77 Figure 20 — Examples of cellular sheet pile structures
79 Figure 21 — Modes of failure of cellular sheet pile structure
80 Figure 22 — Distribution of active earth pressure and passive earth resistance on a cellular sheet pile structure
81 6.6 Double‑wall sheet pile structures
82 Figure 23 — Example of double‑wall sheet pile structure
Figure 24 — Distribution of active earth pressure and passive earth resistance on a double‑wall sheet pile structure
83 6.7 In‑situ mass concrete walls
84 Figure 25 — Example of in‑situ mass concrete wall
6.8 In‑situ reinforced concrete walls
85 Figure 26 — Example of in‑situ reinforced concrete wall
6.9 Gravity diaphragm walls
86 Figure 27 — Example of gravity diaphragm wall
87 6.10 Monoliths
88 Figure 28 — Example of monolith
89 Figure 29 — Examples of joints between monoliths
90 7 Suspended deck structures
7.1 General
7.2 Suitability
91 7.3 Types of structure
Table 2 — Pile systems for suspended deck structures
92 Figure 30 — Examples of suspended deck structures
94 7.4 Overall stability
7.5 Earthworks at marginal quays
95 7.6 Types of bearing pile
98 7.7 Installation of piles
99 7.8 Choice of superstructure
100 7.9 Design approach
101 Figure 31 — Typical fender support arrangements
104 7.10 Design of piles
105 Figure 32 — Examples of pile/deck connections
108 8 Dolphins
8.1 Types of structure
110 Figure 33 — Examples of flexible dolphins
111 Figure 34 — Examples of rigid dolphins
8.2 Actions
112 8.3 Design of flexible dolphins
113 8.4 Design of rigid dolphins
114 8.5 Mooring equipment
8.6 Working space
9 Safety and access
9.1 General
115 9.2 Pontoons
116 9.3 Walkways
117 9.4 Stairways for small vessel access
118 Figure 35 — Typical stairway arrangement for quay walls
9.5 Ladders
120 Figure 36 — Typical emergency ladder dimensions
122 9.6 Guard-rails
9.7 Toe kerbs
9.8 Wearing surfaces and durability
123 9.9 Life‑saving equipment
124 Annex A (informative)  Types of construction for concrete blockwork walls
125 Figure A.1 — Concrete blockwork walls
127 Annex B (informative)  Types of superstructure for suspended decks
128 Figure B.1 — Access trestles
130 Bibliography
BS 6349-2:2019
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