Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structures

✍ Scribed by Colin J F P Jones and F. G. Bell (Auth.)

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 202
• Edition: Rev Sub
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume provides a comprehensive explanation and illustration of earth reinforcement and soil structures, from the viewpoint of practising engineers involved in design and construction. This edition has been updated to reflect the latest changes in theory, materials and practice

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Butterworths Advanced Series in Geotechnical Engineering, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page v
Publisher's Note, Page vi
Acknowledgements, Page xiv
Notation, Pages xv-xviii
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-2
2 - History, Pages 3-7
3 - Application areas, Pages 8-20
4 - Theory, Pages 21-56
5 - Materials, Pages 57-68
6 - Design and analysis, Pages 69-89
7 - Construction, Pages 90-99
8 - Construction details, Pages 100-130
9 - Costs and economics, Pages 131-137
10 - Durability, Pages 138-152
11 - Worked examples, Pages 153-179
12 - Recent developments, Pages 180-189
Index, Pages 190-192