Types of Retaining Wall

Semi-gravity wall

Bridge Abutment
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T Shaped Wall

Mechanically Stabilized Earth

T Shaped Wall

Sheet Pile Wall

Isotropic Soil Mass - means that the soil is homogeneous and water (or gas) flow is uninhibited (or equally inhibited)
in any direction. Imagine a media of perfectly aligned spherical glass beads.
Anisotropic Soil Mass - does not have the same physical properties when the direction of measurement is changed.

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