Geotechnical Engineering

  1. Earth Pressure and Retaining Structures
    1. Lateral Earth Pressure Theories
      1. At-Rest Earth Pressure
        1. Determination and Significance
        2. Rankine's Active Earth Pressure
          1. Rankine's Passive Earth Pressure
            1. Coulomb's Active Earth Pressure
              1. Coulomb's Passive Earth Pressure
              2. Types of Retaining Walls
                1. Gravity Walls
                  1. Cantilever Walls
                    1. Counterfort Walls
                      1. Gabion Walls
                        1. Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls
                        2. Design and Stability Analysis of Retaining Walls
                          1. Overturning Stability
                            1. Sliding Stability
                              1. Bearing Capacity Failure
                                1. Overall Stability
                                  1. Drainage Considerations
                                  2. Braced Cuts and Excavations
                                    1. Types of Bracing Systems
                                      1. Stability Analysis
                                      2. Sheet Pile Walls
                                        1. Types and Applications
                                          1. Design Considerations
                                          2. Soil Nailing and Anchored Walls
                                            1. Construction Methods
                                              1. Design Principles

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