8. Conclusion
This article has therefore presented the different types of retaining structures, which can be broken down into two main families:
retaining walls ;
retaining screens.
Their differences lie in the way they are built and the way they operate, which generate different stresses with justifications specific to these two categories.
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Glossary – Definitions
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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