Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of flood walls. Here is what is discussed: 1. FOUNDATION PREPARATION, 2. CONCRETE MATERIALS, 3. CONSTRUCTABILITY, 4. JOINTS, 5. SOIL BACKFILL, 6. DRAINAGE, 7. CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS, 8. CAUSES OF UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE.

Introductory technical guidance for Professional Engineers and construction managers interested in flood wall protection.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of flood walls. Here is what is discussed: 1. WALL SYSTEMS, 2. ANCHORED PILE WALLS ADVANTAGES, 3. OTHER WALL SYSTEMS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers’ interested if flood wall design and construction. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. INCORPORATION OF RISK IN DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF WALLS DETERMINISTIC ANALYSIS, 3. POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES, 4. GENERAL POTENTIAL FAILURE MODE DESCRIPTIONS, 5. GENERAL PFMS FOR CONCRETE WALLS WITH A SHALLOW FOUNDATION, 6. PERFORMANCE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PFMS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in flood and retaining walls. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. TYPES OF FLOOD WALLS, 3. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RETAINING AND FLOOD WALLS, 4. COORDINATION BETWEEN DISCIPLINES, 5. GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, 6. DESIGN STRENGTH SELECTION, 7. PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD HYDROGRAPHS, 8. WESTERN MOUNTAIN SNOWMELT EQUATION.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers interested in analysis of flood wall foundations. Here is what is discussed: 1. ANALYSIS PRINCIPLES AND METHODS, 2. GENERAL BEARING CAPACITY EQUATION, 3. BEARING CAPACITY FACTORS, 4. EMBEDMENT FACTORS, 5. INCLINATION FACTORS, 6. BASE TILT FACTORS, 7. GROUND SLOPE FACTORS, 8. EFFECTIVE OVERBURDEN PRESSURE, 9. COMBINATION OF FACTORS, 10. SETTLEMENT, 11. DEEP-SEATED SLIDING, 12. LIQUEFACTION SUSCEPTIBILITY.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers interested in earth pressures on flood walls. Here is what is discussed: I. INTRODUCTION, 2. EARTH PRESSURES AND FORCES.