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Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Geotechnical Engineering

Earth Retaining Systems

FHWA: Earth Retaining Structures
Method and procedural guidance concerning earth retaining structures for transportation applications.
USGS: Introduction to Landslide Stabilization and Mitigation
Well-illustrated overview of land stabilization structures from the USGS Landslide Handbook..

E-books on Earth Retaining Systems

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, Third Edition by Chris R. I. Clayton; Jarbas Milititsky; Rick I. Woods; Andrew J. Bond
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1466552115
Publication Date: 2014
Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability by A. Stokes (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9048174031
Publication Date: 2010
Rainfall-Induced Soil Slope Failure by Lulu Zhang; Jinhui Li; Xu Li; Jie Zhang; Hong Zhu
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1498752799
Publication Date: 2016
Rock Slope Stability by Charles A. Kliche
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0873353692
Publication Date: 2018
Slope Stability Analysis and Stabilization: New Methods and Insight by Yung Ming Cheng; Chi Keung Lau
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1466582839
Publication Date: 2014
Soil Strength and Slope Stability by J. Michael Duncan; Stephen G. Wright; Thomas L. Brandon
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1118651650
Publication Date: 2014

Last Updated: Jul 18, 2022 3:02 PM
URL: https://library.wit.edu/guides/geotechnical-engineering
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Subjects: Engineering

Tags: geohazards, geology, geosynthetics, geotechnical, soils

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