354 Pages
120 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
354 Pages
120 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
354 Pages
120 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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Soil nailing is an in situ soil reinforcement technique that can be used to enhance the stability of slopes, retaining walls, embankments, and excavations. It involves installation of closely spaced, relatively slender unstressed tension-carrying structural elements into the ground to stabilize the soil mass. These elements, which are called soil nails, comprise steel or other engineering... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. Fundamentals and concepts. 3. Site investigation. 4. Design and analysis. 5. Durability. 6. Pullout resistance. 7. Construction. 8. Monitoring and maintenance. 9. International standards of good practice. Appendix A. Appendix B. Index.
Biography
Raymond Cheung is Deputy Head of the Geotechnical Engineering Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Ken Ho is Deputy Head of the Geotechnical Engineering Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China and an Adjunct Professor of The University of Hong Kong.
