Basics of Retaining Wall Design, 9th Edition
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0976836416
ISBN 13
9780976836414
Category
Text books
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Publication Year
2011
Publisher
Pages
240
Description
Design guide for earth retaining structures. Updated and expanded throughout, this new edition covers nearly every type of retaining strucutre: canilevered, counterfort, restrained (basement walls), gravity, segmental, sheet pile, soldier pile, and others. Current building code requirements are covered including IBC '09, ACI 318-08, MSJC '08, ASCE 7-10, CBC '10, and AASHTO. Topics include: Types of retaining structures; soil properties and terminology; design of concrete and masonry walls, lateral earth pressure determinations; Rankine, Coulomb and EFP methods; surcharges; seismic design; stability; foundation design; pile and pier foundations; and swimming pool walls. Fourteen varied design examples. Comprehensive Appendix. 240 pages, 8-1/2x11 - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
