The Geo-Institute (G-I) is a specialty organization focused on the geo-industry. Created by the American Society of Civil Engineers in October 1996, our 10,400+ members and 44 member organizations now include scientists, engineers, technologists, and
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Bermingham Foundations
Bermingham Foundation Solutions is specialized in all aspects of foundation construction. BFS supplies foundation tools and expertise for large infrastructure projects globally. To customers around the world, it is known by the names of its […]
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Doha metro geotechnical work on track
Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has contracts for geotechnical work for 3 lines of the proposed subway in Doha, Qatar. They have completed investigations for approximately 95 km of line and 51 stations and are […]
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Side Hill Retaining Walls – Part 2
In this part 2 of 2, various types of retaining walls are examined as possible alternatives in a side-hill retaining wall situation. These include conventional wall types such as CIP walls, MSE walls, gravity walls and soldier pile walls and some less conventional approaches such as lighweight concrete fill, hybrid soil-nail and geofoam wall systems, ground improvement and micropile walls.
Part 1 of this Side Hill Retaining Wall article covered the definition, significance, problems and failure modes, investigation techniques, analysis, and construction considerations of side hill walls. A PDF version is now available for download as well. Click through for the article and the download link!