Research Report 192 Earth pressures against an experimental retaining wall backfilled with heavy clay
Publication Year
1989
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Details a study of compaction and swelling pressures developed by a clay backfill against two experimental retaining walls. The plasticity of the clay was well outside the upper limits for cohesive fill to structures.
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