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<p>Creating course page via bot</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Course<br /> | code = CVL705<br /> | name = Slopes and Retaining Structures<br /> | credits = 3<br /> | credit_structure = 3-0-0<br /> | pre_requisites = <br /> | overlaps = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == CVL705 : Slopes and Retaining Structures ==<br /> Slope stability: infinite slopes; finite height slopes – Swedish method, Bishop&#039;s simplified method and other limit equilibrium methods; Stability charts; conditions of analysis – steady state, end of construction and sudden draw down; earthquake effects. Seepage: flownet in isotropic, anisotropic and layered media; entrance-exit conditions; determination of phreatic line. Earth Dams: Introduction, factors influencing design, design of components, construction, instrumentation. Road and rail embankments. Reinforced slopes. Soil nailing; Gabions. Earth Pressure: Types; Rankine&#039;s theory and Coulomb&#039;s theory; Effects due to wall friction; Graphical methods; Earthquake effects. Rigid retaining structures: Types; stability analysis. Flexible retaining structures: Types; material; cantilever sheet piles; anchored bulkheads–methods of analysis, moment reduction factors; anchorage. Reinforced soil walls: Elements and stability. Soil arching. Braced excavation: Pressure distribution in sands and clays; bottom heave. Underground structures in soils: Pipes; tunnels. Tunneling techniques.</div>

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