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    Retaining Wall Design - Text with Examples

    Good Day, I'm looking for a recommendation for a good resource text with respect to the design and construction of retaining walls. In reading the forums, a couple of names have come up that I've seen: Engineering Design in Geotechnics by Azizi Soil Mechanics, Foundations and Earth...
  2. jamestkirk

    Parco Pile - What is it?

    We are bidding a job in Labrador Canada. Twinning of a railway bridge. The soils report speaks to "Parco Piles" as being used in the construction of the old bridge and recommends them in the construction of the new bridge. I have never heard of a "Parco Pile" before. There are a lot of...
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    Coffer Dam Design / Sheet Pile Design Resources

    I need to design a small coffer dam in relatively shallow water to allow the removal and replacement of a badly deteriorated bridge pier. I'm looking for available design resources for the design of the sheet pile coffer dam. (Total water depth is probably about 2 feet, soil is muck, existing...
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    Connecting stick framing to Structural Masonry

    I am an engineer who was requested to look at a house renovation that is ongoing by a contractor friend. In short, nothing is working out with the design. The owner hired an architect who hired a structural engineer to design the structure. The engineer has provided stamped drawings. The...

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