4. Reinforced and nailed floor walls
The reinforced soil forming the retaining structure (figure 25 ) is a material resulting from the combination of backfill soil and metal reinforcement in the form of strips, generally of galvanized steel, or geosynthetics. It is also known as a "reinforced earth" wall.
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Bibliography
Software tools
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TERRASOL 2014 TALREN, [Software]
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TERRASOL 2014 K-rea, [Software]
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GEOS 2014 Geostab, [Software]
Standards and norms
- AFNOR Eurocode 7 : Calcul géotechnique Partie 1 : règles générales. - NF EN 1997-1 AFNOR - 2005
- AFNOR Justification of geotechnical structures – Eurocode 7 national application standards – Retaining structures – Walls. - NF P 94-281 AFNOR - 2014
- AFNOR Geotechnical calculation – Retaining structures – screens. - NF P 94-282 AFNOR - 2009
- AFNOR Geotechnical calculation – Retaining structures...
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