{"product_id":"9780784403907","title":"Design and Construction of Earth Retaining Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eProceedings of sessions of Geo-Congress '98, held in Boston, Massachusetts, October 18-21, 1998. Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Geotechnical Special Publication contains 10 papers focusing on innovations in design and construction of earth-retaining systems, design criteria, specialty testing programs, and instrumentation monitoring. Most papers focus on the design and construction aspects of various segments of the Central Artery\/Tunnel project in Boston, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eproposed soil-cement mixing in the Fort Point Channel; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edesign of the jacked tunnels that run underneath railroad tracks leading to South Station; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einstrumentation used on a project-wide basis with emphasis on the soil-mix and jacked tunnel sections; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebase stability issues and effects of soil-cement treatment; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edesign and performance of a tied-back sheet pile wall in soft clay; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea case study of a Casting Basin. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eOther papers describe anchored, deep soil-mixed cutoff walls and design-build tied-back walls in Wisconsin; the use of soil nails in soft clay; deep excavations in Berlin, Germany; and precast, prestressed slurry walls.","brand":"American Society of Civil Engineers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007417696496,"sku":"9780784403907","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780784403907_p0.jpg?v=1763664363","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780784403907","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}