Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. General Planning 3. Structural Form 4. Construction Overview 5. Ground and Wall Support 6. Groundwater Control 7. Interaction – I 8. Interaction – II 9. Interaction – III 10. Conceptual Design 11. Engineering Properties of Soils 12. Identification of Loads 13. Assessment of Earth Pressures 14. Assessment of Surcharge Loads, 15. Assessment of Seismic Loads, 16. Slurry Trench Stability – I 17. Slurry Trench Stability – II 18. Groundwater Flow, 19. Phenomenon of Heave 20. Prediction of Heave 21. Containment of Heave 22. Flotation 23. Design Parameters 24. Load Factors & Combinations 25. Modelling & Boundary Conditions 26. Structural Analysis – I 27. Structural Analysis – II. Appendices: A. Typical Loadings & Parameters B. Design of Derailment Barrier C. Identification of Soil Types D. Stability of Simple Slopes E. Diffusion of Stress Relief

About the Author

Krishan Kaul is recently retired and was formerly a Technical Director and Specialist Expert in the Hyder Group.

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