The reinforcement of the slopes became a paramount operation in Algeria considering the problems caused by the phenomenon of landslides. To date, several studies are under development by the Algerian universities to ...

In the practice of the current engineering, design methods of retaining walls under earthquake are essentially empirical. The dynamic pressures are calculated assuming a seismic coefficient clearly defined acting in the ...

The Eurocode 7 on the ""Geotechnical design"" is now actively implemented throughout Europe. Part 1 of the ""General Rules"" was published in 2004. The National Annexes and documents were prepared for the final promulgation ...