Design alternatives (page 5)
References and test result
Attention is drawn to Terraforce Publications
that may assist in the preparation of site specific designs:
- Guide to the Design of Terraforce
Retaining Walls, Oct. 1992 by W G Technau of Hawkins,
Hawkins & Osborn - Rivonia, South Africa.
- Guidelines for The Use of The Terraforce
Retaining Wall Design Spreadsheet, Nov. 1994 by
G Bentel of Steffen, Robertson & Kirsten - Technology
Park, W Australia.
- Terraforce, The Living Retaining
Wall System, Design and Installation Manual for Geosynthetic
Reinforced Soil Applications, Feb. 1996 by Dr Richard
J Bathurst of Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
and Colin Alston of Alston Associates Inc., Markham Ontario,
Canada.
- Terraforce Design Manual for Boral
Besser Masonry Ltd, Oct. 1997 by Andrew Shirley
of Shirley Consulting Eng., Sydney, Australia.
- Crushing tests of blocks subject
to line loading, July 1998 by Damon Clark Associates,
Durban, South Africa.
- Connection Tests and Interface
Shear Tests, Nov. 1998 and Feb. 1999 by Dr Richard
J Bathurst of Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada.
All information is given in good faith without
warranty and no liability is accepted. Sole responsibility rests
with the user who must ensure that a professional engineer is
engaged to design and supervise the installation. The proprietary
products and trademarks described herein are registered. All
rights and copyright belong to Terraforce (Pty) Ltd.
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