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C5 Retaining structures

Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology Special Publications, 2011
Retaining structures are a common feature of road construction in hilly and mountainous areas and can account for up to 20% of the total construction cost. Retaining structures comprise: Due to cost considerations on most low-cost roads, retaining walls are usually designed as gravity structures.
T. Hunt, G. J. Hearn, S. d'Agostino
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Retaining Structures in Expansive Clays

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2011
Under increasing moisture conditions, retaining structures in expansive clays experience swelling stresses. The magnitude of theses stresses varies with the amount of moisture increase and the extent of soil confinement imposed by the retaining structures.
Papagiannakis A.T.   +2 more
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Water-retaining Structures and Retaining Walls

1976
The design of both of these types of structure is based on fundamental principles and analysis techniques which have been discussed in previous chapters. Because of their specialised nature, however, design is often governed by factors which may be regarded as secondary in normal reinforced concrete work.
W. H. Mosley, J. H. Bungey
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