BS 8006:1995

Committees responsible
Foreword
Section 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 References
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Symbols
Section 2. Concepts and fundamental principles
2.1 General
2.2 Limit state principles
2.3 Partial factors
2.4 Design loads
2.5 Design strengths
2.6 Fundamental mechanisms
2.7 Soil reinforcing mechanisms in walls and slopes
2.8 Soil reinforcing mechanisms in embankment
      foundations
2.9 Soil reinforcement interaction
2.10 Soil properties to be considered
2.11 Reinforcement geometry
2.12 Reinforcement bond
2.13 Effects of flexible reinforcement axial stiffness
      on loads
2.14 Factors affecting tensile behaviour of flexible
      reinforcement
Section 3 Materials
3.1 Soils and fills
3.2 Reinforcing materials
3.3 Facings
3.4 Fasteners between the facing and reinforcing
      elements
3.5 Testing materials and components not covered by
      relevant specifications
Section 4. Testing for design purposes
4.1 General
4.2 Fill and ground
4.3 Soil reinforcement
4.4 Facing units
4.5 Trial constructions to evaluate constructability
Section 5. Principles of design
5.1 Design philosophy
5.2 Service life
5.3 Factors of safety
5.4 Fasteners and connections
5.5 Serviceability
5.6 Design information
Section 6. Design of walls and abutments
6.1 General
6.2 Partial factors used in this section
6.3 Basis for design
6.4 Dimensions of the structure
6.5 External suitability
6.6 Internal stability
6.7 Facings
6.8 Connections
6.9 Soil nailing for walls
Section 7. Design of reinforced slopes
7.1 General
7.2 Partial factors used in the design of reinforced
      slopes
7.3 Areas of application
7.4 Reinforcement of fill materials
7.5 Reinforcement of existing ground
7.6 Facings
Section 8. Design of embankments with reinforced soil
           foundations on poor ground
8.1 General
8.2 Partial factors used in the design of embankments
      with reinforced soil foundations on poor ground
8.3 Reinforced embankments over soft and very soft
      foundation soils
8.4 Reinforced embankments over areas prone to
      subsidence
Section 9. Construction and maintenance
9.1 General
9.2 Walls and abutments
9.3 Slopes
9.4 Foundations
9.5 Handling, storage and placing
Annexes
A (normative) Assessment of partial material factors
      for reinforcements
B (normative) Microbial activity index test
C (normative) Determination of effective angle of
      internal friction and effective cohesion of earth
      works materials
D (normative) Site damage test
E (normative) Determination of coefficient of
      friction and adhesion between fill and reinforcing
      elements or anchor elements for reinforced soil and
      anchored earth structures
F (normative) Trial constructions
G (informative) Propping forces
Tables
1 Factors affecting performance
2 Selection of fill for walls and abutments
3 Category of structure depending upon ramification
      of failure
4 Electrochemical properties of fill used with plain
      steel, galvanished steel and stainless steel
      materials
5 Grading of fill material for basal mattresses
6 Minimum properties of some different types of steel
      reinforcement
7 Sacrificial thickness to be allowed on each surface
      exposed to corrosion
8 Jointing methods and approximate strengths of
      polymeric materials
9 Material standards for different types of facing
10 Properties of bolts and screws up to 40 mm stock
      size
11 Properties of dowels and rods up to 40 mm stock
      size
12 Examples of service life
13 Checklist for investigations of reinforcement
      products
14 Factors affecting durability and performance of
      buried soil reinforcement materials
15 Partial materials factors for reinforcements
16 Summary of partial factors to be used in section 6
17 Partial load factors for load combinations
      associated with walls
18 Partial load factors for load combinations
      associated with abutments
19 Dimensions of walls and abutments
20 Determination of the minimum embedment as a
      function of the mechanical height H in metres and
      the factored bearing pressure (qr) in kN/m2
21 Minimum vertical movement capacities required for
      facing systems to cope with vertical internal
      settlement of reinforced fill
22 Guide to the effects of settlement
23 Usually accepted tolerances for faces of retaining
      walls and abutments
24 Serviceability limits on post-construction internal
      strains for bridge abutments and retaining walls
25 Connection loads for ultimate and serviceability
      limit states
26 Summary of partial factors to be used in section 7
27 Summary of partial factors toa be used in section 8
28 Arching coefficient Cc for basal reinforced piled
      embankments
B.1 Classification for microbial activity
B.2 Determination of sulfate reducing bacteria
      classification
Figures - Various
List of References

Contains guidelines and recommendations for the application of reinforcement techniques to soils, as fill or in situ, and to other fills.