Retaining Walls and Bridge SupportsExplores the design of retaining walls, bridge supports, and minor civil engineering works, focusing on material unity and structural stability.
Pile Defects and ControlsExplores potential defects in pile foundations and methods for their control during and after construction.
Earth Pressure - RankineCovers active and passive earth pressure on retaining walls for long-term calculations and practical design choices.
Settlement of PilesDiscusses soil bearing capacity, pile settlement methods, and Mindlin's formulas integration.
Sheet Pile WallsExplains the design and construction of sheet pile walls for retaining soil or water.
Settlement of Shallow FoundationsExplores settlement of shallow foundations, including types, causes, differential settlements, consolidation phenomena, and estimation methods.
Limit Equilibrium - Coulomb MethodExplores limit equilibrium and the Coulomb method for retaining walls, discussing failure planes, friction angles, and stability analysis.
Capacity Design of RC WallsCovers the capacity design of reinforced concrete walls in 10 steps, emphasizing overstrength and ductility.