BS 8002:2015 gives recommendations for the design and construction of earth retaining structures to support ground at slopes steeper than the ground would naturally assume. It provides non-contradictory, complementary information for use in conjunction with BS EN 1997 and its UK National Annex.

Clause 4 gives general recommendations for the design and construction of all types of earth retaining structures; Clause 5, Clause 6, and Clause 7 give specific recommendations for the design and construction of gravity walls, semi-gravity walls, and embedded walls (respectively); and Clause 8 gives specific recommendations for the design and construction of cofferdams, basements, and strutted excavations.

Annex A gives specific recommendations for the design and construction of deadman anchors.

Annex B gives information about specific geological formations encountered in the UK.


Cross References:
BS 65
BS 437
BS 4449
BS 4660
BS 4729
BS 4962
BS 5480
BS 5481
BS 5642-2
BS 5837
BS 5911
BS 5930
BS 5975
BS 6031:2009
BS 6349
BS 8004:2015
BS 8006-1:2010
BS 8006-2
BS 8081
BS 8102
BS 8215
BS 8417
BS 8500-1:2015
BS 8500-2
BS 10175
BS EN 206:2013
BS EN 295
BS EN 335:2013
BS EN 350-2
BS EN 351-1
BS EN 460
BS EN 598
BS EN 771-1
BS EN 771-2
BS EN 771-3
BS EN 771-4
BS EN 771-5
BS EN 771-6
BS EN 845-1
BS EN 1401
BS EN 1536
BS EN 1538
BS EN 1852-1
BS EN 1916
BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005
BS EN 1991
BS EN 1992
BS EN 1993
BS EN 1995
BS EN 1996
BS EN 1997-1:2004+A1:2013
BS EN 1997-2:2007
BS EN 10025
BS EN 10080
BS EN 10210
BS EN 10218-1:2012
BS EN 10218-2:2012
BS EN 10219
BS EN 10223-3:2013
BS EN 10223-8:2013
BS EN 10244-2:2009
BS EN 10245-1
BS EN 10245-2
BS EN 10245-3
BS EN 10245-5
BS EN 10248
BS EN 10249
BS EN 12063
BS EN 12666-1
BS EN 13369
BS EN 13670
BS EN 14199
BS EN 15258
BS EN ISO 1461
BS EN ISO 14688-1
BS EN ISO 14688-2
BS EN ISO 14689-1
prEN ISO 22477
BS ISO 5667-11
NA to BS EN 1991-2:2003
NA to BS EN 1997-1:2004+A1:2013
NA to BS EN 1993-1-1
NA to BS EN 1993-5
PD 6694-1:2011
PD 6697:2010
BS 5400
BS 6349-1-3
BS EN 335-1:1992
BS EN 335-2:1992
BS EN 335-3:1992
PD 6484
BS EN 1996-3
NA to BS EN 1991-1-1:2002
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015


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