Civil Engineering Reference
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Figure 3.34
Support of
isolated machine base using micro-piles. (Illustration courtesy of
Ground
Engineering
.)
Figure 3.35
Support of floor slab with uniform load from storage racks, with micro-piles. (Illustration
courtesy of
Ground Engineering
.)
3.6.1.2 Soil retaining and reinforcement
(i) To form a reinforced block of soil (see Figure 3.36).
(ii) Stabilization of slopes (see Figure 3.37).
(iii) Bored micro-pile wall (see Figures 3.38 and 3.39).
(iv) Strengthening existing retaining structures (see Figure 3.33).