1. Main wall types
Retaining walls are used to hold back the soil upstream of the structure. Depending on the case, the soil may have been deposited behind the wall (fill retaining) or excavated (cut retaining), as illustrated in figure 1 .
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Standards and norms
- Reconnaissance and testing – Soil identification and classification. - NF P 94-282 - 2012
- Justification of geotechnical structures – Application to retaining structures. - NF P 94-261 - 2013
- Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design – Part 1: General rules. - NF EN 1997-1 - 2005
- Concrete – Specification, performance, production and compliance – National supplement. - NF EN 206/CN - 2014
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