Description: This new publication replaces the popular CIRIA report from 1984, R104 Design of retaining walls embedded in stiff clays. This vital book provides best practice guidance on the selection and design of vertical embedded retaining walls. It covers temporary and permanent cantilever, anchored, single and multi-propped retaining walls that are supported by embedment in stiff clay and other competent soils. It is one of the most important ground engineering publications since the mid 1980s.

The book addresses the technical and construction issues relating to the selection of appropriate wall type and construction sequence to achieve overall economy. It clarifies areas of design ambiguity and presents a clear, unambiguous method for the design of such walls.

This extensive publication provides guidance on best practice in ground investigation, laboratory and field-testing, design analysis and the use of good-quality case history data. It contains more than 150 figures and photographs to illustrate this important best practice guidance.

Keywords: ground engineering, piling, ground investigation and characterisation, soil-structure interaction.

Contents: 1 Introduction, 2 Design considerations, 3 Construction considerations and wall selection, 4 Analysis, 5 Determination and selection of parameters, 6 Design of wall, 7 Design of support systems, 8 Areas of further work and research, 9 References, A1 Example CDM Risk Assessment forms, A2 Ground movements and case history data, A3 Wall types, A4 Soil mechanics, A5 Stress reduction due to wall installation, A6 Earth pressure coefficients, A7 Comparison of lumped moment factors with factor on strength method in limit equilibrium calculations, A8 Review of current design methods, A9 Analysis of berms, A10 Effect of method of analysis, A11 Worked example