EARTH RETENTION AND SUPPORT

Catalog description

Presents the theory and practice of design and construction of earth retaining structures. Topics include rigid and flexible retaining structures, ranging from gravity and cantilever systems, cantilever and anchored sheet piling, tied-back shoring elements, soil nailing, and mechanically stabilized earth walls. These topics are developed with a view on compaction stresses and surface loading, and invokes approaches that range from the static equations of equilibrium to empirical rules of thumb.