UPDATED AND EXPANDED NEW 11th EDITION. 8-1/2x11 paperback.. 257 pages.
Comprehensive Appendix with Glossary of terminology.
Fourteen varied Design examples.
Topics include types of Retaining structures, basic soil mechanics, Design of concrete and masonry walls, lateral earth pressures, seismic design, surcharges, pile and pier foundations, Gabion walls and swimming pool walls.
Current building code requirements are referenced throughout.
Design guide for earth Retaining structures covers nearly every type of earth Retaining structure: cantilevered, counterfort, restrained (basement walls), gravity, segmental, sheet pile, soldier pile, and others.
UPDATED AND EXPANDED NEW 11th EDITION