I have also heard the term used for horizontal beams bracing
concrete formwork.
Regards,
H. Daryl Richardson
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From: "Oshin Tosounian" <oshin@sdgseinc.com>
To: <seaint@seaint.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 10:39 AM
Subject: RE: seaint Digest for 6 Dec 2011
> Palmer,
>
> A whaler is a horizontal beam member that goes in front of vertical
> soldier
> piles in an excavation to distribute the lateral thrust of the soil from
> the
> soldier piles to tie-back anchors or kickers.
>
> Oshin Tosounian, S.E.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Palmer Tingey [mailto:ptingey@mii.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:07 AM
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: RE: seaint Digest for 6 Dec 2011
>
> OK, In an earlier post, reference was made to a "waler", after a cursor
> search I am unable to find out exactly what this is. Please give me a
> lead
> to the engineering definition of a waler.
>
> Palmer S. Tingey, P.E.
> Citrus Heights, Ca. 95610
> Pepete44@gmail.com
>
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