... retaining wall of 6 m height is constructed and fully instrumented to assess the effectiveness of EPS inclusion on rigid yielding wall. Detailed parametric tests are conducted with different combinations of EPS density (EPS15 of 15 kg/m³ and EPS20 of 20 kg/m³ density) and thicknesses...

... is very cost-effective, and the resulting structures have satisfied stability and serviceability requirements in many situations. This paper reports a case study of stabilising a vertical cut supporting a masonry retaining wall in hilly terrain, which is being developed with considerable investment...

...B. R. Srinivasa Murthy; G. L. Sivakumar Babu; A. Srinivas Two 5·0 m high soil-nailed permanent retaining walls, as part of a subway underneath a busy national highway, have been designed and constructed at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The walls were designed using conventional...

...R. Arab; P. Villard; J. P. Gourc There can be no doubt that there are now real economic benefits to be gained from using retaining walls as bearing structures. To justify this technical option, research programmes have been undertaken in a variety of European countries, involving full-scale...