I'm trying to design some small scale retaining structures, timber or metal posts with boards/lagging between them.
As far as I can see the only restoring moment is from the passive resistance of the soil behind the support posts. This is only a narrow strip of soil compared to the supported...
Hello there, first time post from a very new civil engineer:
I'm designing a mass concrete wall which will act as a headwall to a culvert. Farm machinery is expected to pass over the culvert within 0.5-1m. The wall is only 1.2m high.
I was thinking I should design the wall assuming the vehicle...
