Estudio y análisis comparativo entre un muro de hormigón armado y muro a gravedad para la cancha sintética de la Parroquia 27 de Abril, cantón Espíndola, provincia de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Containment walls are structural elements that support the ground. The objective of this research is to carry out the study and comparative analysis between a reinforced concrete wall and a gravity wall for the synthetic field of the 27 de Abril parish, using the GEO5 software. For the design of the walls proposed in this research, the criteria established by the Ecuadorian Construction Standard NEC-SE-GC Geopower and Foundations (NEC-15) were taken into account. From the technical analysis, the two types of proposed walls comply with the dynamic safety factors for overturning, sliding, load capacity and overall, however, from the economic analysis it was established that the gravity wall turned out to be more feasible for the containment of the synthetic court than the reinforced concrete wall. The cost benefit of 24.90% was also obtained, which corresponds to a saving of $11,081.83, being more economical in relation to the reinforced concrete wall. Likewise, regarding the construction time, the gravity wall turned out to be 33.33% shorter than the reinforced concrete wall.