Rajendra Chalisgaonkar

Design of Breast Walls

A Practical Solution Approach

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Design of Breast Walls gives an insight on the basics of theory of earth pressures and design of retaining walls explaining basics of earth pressure theories, parameters influencing earth pressures, gravity vis-Ã -vis breast walls, tables and charts for designing stone masonry and concrete breast walls, across eight chapters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 161mm x 243mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9780367754716
• ISBN-10: 0367754711
• Artikelnr.: 62228593

Autorenporträt

RAJENDRA CHALISGAONKAR is a Former Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department, Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, India and currently, a Water Resources and Hydropower Consultant, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and AICTE Adjunct Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, MITS Gwalior (M. P.), India. He has many years of professional experience in Flood Risk Management, Dam Engineering, Hydraulic Structures & Drainage Works, Small Hydropower, Intricacies of Mathematical Modelling and GIS Applications.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Revisiting Earth Pressure Theories 3. Design Methodology
of Breast Walls 4. Comparison of Gravity Retaining Walls and Breast Walls
5. Charts for Stone Masonry Breast Walls 6. Charts for Concrete Breast
Walls 7. Detailing of Breast Walls 8. Application of Design Tables and
Charts