RETAINING WALL DESIGN GUIDE

The Retaining Wall Design Guide was developed to streamline and standardize the art and science of slope management using retaining walls within the U. S. Forest Service, Region 6. The Design Guide is intended to: Provide a tool to help management better utilize engineering information in the decision making process for selecting an appropriate type of retaining wall. The report evaluates wall types and includes standards and specifications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Errata sheet inserted.
• Corporate Authors:

  Foundation Sciences, Incorporated

  Cascade Building, 520 West 6th Avenue
  Portland, OR  United States  97204

  US Forest Service

  Pacific Northwest Region, 333 SW 1st Avenue, P.O. Box 3623
  Portland, OR  United States  97204
• Authors:
  • Driscoll, David D
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 413 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfilling; Building materials; Decision making; Design; Drainage; Excavations; Forests; Loads; Manuals; Reinforced concrete; Retaining walls; Size; Slopes; Specifications; Standards; Structural design; Wood
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Backfills
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00337392
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: USDA-FS-006702N
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM