Teaching

Retaining Walls, Slopes and Dams

Undergraduate course

Course Handouts in PDF



Class Lectures
No.DescriptionSlidesReading
1Shear Strength Review
Field Methods
Lect 1a
Lect 1b
2Lateral Earth Pressure TheoriesLect 2
3Slope Stability, Intro & Background
Limit Equilibrium Solutions
Chart Methods
Charts
Methods of Slices
lect3a
lect3b
lect3c
Charts
lect3d
Reading1
4Rigid Ret. Walls (Geotech Stability & RC design)
Flexible Retaining Walls (Sheet piles) - Cantilver
Flexible Retaining Walls (Sheet piles) - Anchored
Flexible Retaining Walls (Sheet piles) - Braced
lect4a
lect4b
lect4c
lect4d