Drystone retaining walls : design, construction and assessment /: design, construction and assessment. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul F. McCombie, Jean-Claude Morel and Denis Garnier.
• Authors: McCombie, Paul F; Morel, Jean-Claude; Garnier, Denis
• Contents: Introduction; Uses of drystone retaining walls; Construction styles; Sustainability; Summary; ; An introduction to the behaviour of simple earth retaining structures; The behaviour of soil; The fundamental requirements of a gravity retaining wall; Earth pressure calculations; Limit equilibrium analysis; Yield analysis; Summary; ; Behaviour of drystone retaining structures; Transmission of forces within a drystone wall; The effect of loading at the ground surface; The effect of the rough back face; Overturning behaviour; Wall deformations and their implications; Bulging; Tensile strength; Vertically orientated stones and bending resistance; Construction styles using rounded stones; The effects of a tightly constructed face; Summary; ; Analysis and design; Ensuring safety; The distinction between analysis and design; The distinct element method; Limit equilibrium analysis; Yield design analysis; Design charts; Summary of analytical methods; ; Construction; Building in drystone; Building a drystone retaining wall; Summary; Acknowledgements; ; Assessment; The scope and purposes of assessment; Methods of assessment – observation and interpretation; Summary; ; Design charts – to enable initial sizing
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 624.164; Retaining walls -- Design and construction; Dry stone walls -- Design and construction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482250893
• Related ISBNs: 9781482250886
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