Earthworks. Principles and general rules

BS EN 16907-1:2018

British Standards Institution
Earthworks. Principles and general rules Download document

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Civil & Structural Supplement

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BS EN

Abstract

Explains earthworks, covering principles of earthworks design and execution while providing information on specific site and material investigations, design of earthworks for fills, design of earthworks for cuttings, design of earthworks formed by dredging and hydraulic placement of fills, design of earthworks for hydraulic placement of wastes, earthworks drainage, optimization of earthworks design, technical specifications for earthworks, monitoring earthworks and checking earth-structures performance and the use of national experience and non-conflicting rules.

ISBN

9780580914195

Subjects

  • Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
  • Earthworks/foundations/piling/retaining walls

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