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4. Pathologies of backfill retaining walls
4.1 Insufficient soil testing
The construction of a retaining wall requires a thorough geological and geotechnical soil investigation.
This study makes it possible to classify the different types of soil (gravelly, clayey, marly, etc.) and determine their mechanical characteristics, such as the angle of internal friction. cohesion and, if necessary, the deformation modulus ...
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Bibliography
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
- Soil classification...
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