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Author : Derek Morris (V.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (445 download)
Download or read book Specifications for Backfill of Reinforced-earth Retaining Walls written by Derek Morris (V.) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : S. Paul Choudhury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (535 download)
Download or read book A Study of Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls with Sand Backfill by Centrifugal Modelling written by S. Paul Choudhury and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Reinforced Soil Structures written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report presents comprehensive guidelines for evaluating and using soil reinforcement techniques in the construction of retaining walls, embankment'slopes, and natural or cut slopes. A variety of available systems for reinforced soil including in-situ soil nailing are described from information assembled from published literature and manufacturers' catalogs. Detailed guidelines are given for design of reinforced soil structures with inextensible and extensible reinforcements and soil nailing. Design examples are included. These guidelines were developed from technical review of extensive laboratory model tests, small and large scale centrifuge tests, finite element numerical studies and full scale field tests on eight 20-foot high walls and four 25-foot high sloping embankments. The manual contains descriptions of construction procedures, instrumentation and specifications for reinforced soil structures"--Technical report documentation p.
Author : Jonathan T. H. Wu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119375843
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls written by Jonathan T. H. Wu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to provide a detailed overview of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls deploy horizontal layers of closely spaced tensile inclusion in the fill material to achieve stability of a soil mass. GRS walls are more adaptable to different environmental conditions, more economical, and offer high performance in a wide range of transportation infrastructure applications. This book addresses both GRS and GMSE, with a much stronger emphasis on the former. For completeness, it begins with a review of shear strength of soils and classical earth pressure theories. It then goes on to examine the use of geosynthetics as reinforcement, and followed by the load-deformation behavior of GRS mass as a soil-geosynthetic composite, reinforcing mechanisms of GRS, and GRS walls with different types of facing. Finally, the book finishes by covering design concepts with design examples for different loading and geometric conditions, and the construction of GRS walls, including typical construction procedures and general construction guidelines. The number of GRS walls and abutments built to date is relatively low due to lack of understanding of GRS. While failure rate of GMSE has been estimated to be around 5%, failure of GRS has been found to be practically nil, with studies suggesting many advantages, including a smaller susceptibility to long-term creep and stronger resistance to seismic loads when well-compacted granular fill is employed. Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls will serve as an excellent guide or reference for wall projects such as transportation infrastructure—including roadways, bridges, retaining walls, and earth slopes—that are in dire need of repair and replacement in the U.S. and abroad. Covers both GRS and GMSE (MSE with geosynthetics as reinforcement); with much greater emphasis on GRS walls Showcases reinforcing mechanisms, engineering behavior, and design concepts of GRS and includes many step-by-step design examples Features information on typical construction procedures and general construction guidelines Includes hundreds of line drawings and photos Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Walls is an important book for practicing geotechnical engineers and structural engineers, as well as for advanced students of civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering.
Author : S. Paul Choudhury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (527 download)
Download or read book A Study of Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls with Sand Backfill by Centrifugal Modelling written by S. Paul Choudhury and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph E. Dove
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Native Backfill Materials for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls written by Joseph E. Dove and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanically stabilized earth walls are an attractive alternative to conventional reinforced concrete retaining walls. The economy of these walls for non-critical applications might be improved by using alternative backfills consisting of on-site soils or quarried materials for the reinforced zone. The results of this study indicate that use of alternative backfill soils is feasible for non-critical wall applications. Soils for use with metallic reinforcement should be well graded with a maximum size of 3 inches and have less than 20 percent fines with a plasticity index less than 6. Backfill for polymer-reinforced walls should be well graded with a maximum size of 3/4 inch and less than 30 percent fines with a plasticity index less than 9. Use of wall systems such as geosynthetic reinforced modular block walls should be considered when using alternative backfills. The primary benefit of using alternative soils is in material procurement. Additional costs might be incurred for quality control testing and material placement; however there is presently insufficient data to provide quantitative estimates of these costs.
Author : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geotechnik
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3433601461
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)
Download or read book Recommendations for Design and Analysis of Earth Structures using Geosynthetic Reinforcements - EBGEO written by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geotechnik and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The completely revised and extended Recommendations deal with all questions relevant to the planning and dimensioning of geosynthetics-reinforced earth structures. In addition to the demands on materials and analysis principles, the applications of geosynthetics in a range of foundation systems, ground improvement measures, highways engineering projects, in slopes and retaining structures, and in landfill engineering are discussed. The Recommendations have been supplemented by the following sections: - reinforced earth structures over point or linear bearing elements, - foundation systems using geotextile-encased columns, - bridging subsidence, - dynamic actions of geosynthetic-reinforced systems. The remaining sections have been fundamentally revised and updated in line with current standards and codes of practice.
Author : C. R. I. Clayton
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727719324
Total Pages : 854 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Retaining Structures written by C. R. I. Clayton and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1993 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For practising civil and structural engineers in the field of general earth-retaining structure theory, this work presents the results of many case studies of actual retaining wall analysis, design, and construction. It also includes fundamental papers dealing with the effects of groundwater on passive earth pressure, and other related topics.
Author : Alan McGown
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727716378
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Performance of Reinforced Soil Structures written by Alan McGown and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1991 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following is just a selection of the contents - Theory and design related to the performance of reinforced soil structures - A study of the influence of soil on the reinforcement load in polymer grid reinforced soil structures - Cellular retaining walls reinforced by geosynthetics:behaviour and design - The results of pull out tests caried out in PFA on a reinforced and unreinforced soil walls - In-situ techniques of reinforced soil - Design and field test on reinforced cut slope - Reinforcing a sand slope surrorting a footing using steel bars - Discussion of papers in session 4 - Effect of reinforcement in embankment - Session Summary
Author : Swami Saran
Publisher : I K International Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 938590972X
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Reinforced Soil and its Engineering Applications, Third Edition written by Swami Saran and published by I K International Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2017-06-12 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinforced soil is a composite material formed by the association of frictional soil and tension-resistant elements in the form of sheets, strips, nets or mats of metal, synthetic fabrics, or fibre reinforced plastics and arranged in the soil mass in such a way as to reduce or suppress the tensile strain that might develop under gravity and boundary forces. The variety and range of applications of reinforced soil technique are unlimited. Jones (1985) identified several field applications, viz., retaining walls, abutments, quay walls, embankments, dams, hill roads, housing, foundations, railways, industry, pipe works, waterway structures and underground structures. In several countries structures have been constructed using this technique and the concept has become very popular. The book covers all the important topics like Basic Mechanism, Strength Characteristics, Frictional Characteristics, Reinforced Soil, Wall, Wall with Reinforced Backfill, Foundation on Reinforced Soil, Soil Nailing and Randomly Distributed soil. Each chapter is supported by illustrative examples for easy understanding. In this edition, chapters on Reinforced Soil Wall, Foundation on Reinforced Soil, and Randomly distributed reinforced soil have been substantially modified making the book more useful. The book would well serve and benefit undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and professional geotechnical engineers.
Author : Hong Kong. Geotechnical Control Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Guide to Retaining Wall Design written by Hong Kong. Geotechnical Control Office and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Engineering and Design written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual provides guidance for the safe design and economical construction of retaining and flood walls. This manual is intended primarily for retaining walls which will be subjected to hydraulic loadings such as flowing water, submergence, wave action, and spray, exposure to chemically contaminated atmosphere, and/or severe climatic conditions. For the design of retaining walls which will not be subjected to hydraulic loadings or severe environmental conditions as described above, TM S-8l8-l may be used for computing the loadings and evaluating the stability of the structure.
Author : Kenneth A. Jackura
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Performance of a 62-foot High Soil Reinforced Wall in California's North Coast Range written by Kenneth A. Jackura and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Mohoney
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Retaining Wall Design Guide written by John Mohoney and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel P. Johnston
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Construction of a Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall Incoporating Epoxy-coated Steel Strips, Deadwood, South Dakota written by Daniel P. Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811618313
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Ground Improvement and Reinforced Soil Structures written by C. N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises the select proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2020. The contents focus on recent developments in geotechnical engineering for sustainable tomorrow. The volume covers the topics related advances in ground improvement of weak foundation soils for various civil engineering projects and design/construction of reinforced soil structures with different fill materials using synthetic and natural reinforcements in different forms.
Author : John L. Walkinshaw
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Reinforced Earth Construction written by John L. Walkinshaw and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project, as part of the FHWA Demonstration Projects Program was intended to demonstrate the practicality, cost effectiveness, and esthetics of reinforced earth structures in highway construction. The reinforced earth concept was developed in France and consists of reinforcing earth with horizontal elements extending from a thin facing (concrete or steel) into a granular backfill to form retaining walls or other types of supporting structures. This report describes the first six retaining structures built on highway projects in the U.S., the first bridge abutment and the first foundation slab supporting an embankment in a sinkhole prone geological area. Construction techniques and equipment are discussed as well as costs for each project.
