Reinforced Earth Structures

Description

Introduction to soil-reinforcement concept, principles and properties design of reinforced earth wall internal and external stability analysis steel strip reinforcement cost estimate of RES site investigation and tests, soil nailing design and procedures and specifications and contracting.

Program

M.Sc. in Structural Engineering

Objectives

• The course aims at introducing the student to the fundamentals of Reinforced Earth Structures (RES) and Soil Nailed Structures (SNS) as basis for the design and construction, specifications, projects cost estimate and contracting.