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AS 4678-2002

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Earth-retaining structures

Available format(s)

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Published date

26-02-2002

$308.30
Including GST where applicable
Summarise this standard

Specifies the design criteria and sets out guidance for use in the design of earth-retaining structures, for use by engineers and designers.

Committee
CE-032
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 4238 6
Pages
117
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard sets out requirements and recommendations relating to the design and construction of structures required to retain soil, rock and other materials. It also includes requirements and recommendations for the reinforcement of soil and rock materials. This Standard does not prescribe specific methods of analysis.NOTE: Various organizations and authorities may develop detailed guides and specifications based on the principles set out in this Standard.This Standard is in limit state format.This Standard does not provide requirements and recommendations for ‘revetment type’ structures, which are sometimes used to retain soil, rock and other materials at slopes steeper than that which the soil, rock or other material would naturally assume.The retaining structures encompassed by this Standard are indicated in Figure 1.1.

First published as AS 4678-2002.

Frequently Asked Questions

AS 4678 sets requirements for design and construction of earth-retaining structures. In practice it is applied by civil and structural engineers, geotechnical practitioners and constructors.

AS 4678 is listed in this catalog as an Australian standard published by Standards Australia, with its region recorded as Australia only. The catalog does not record a New Zealand adoption of this document.

AS 4678 is Standards Australia's standard for earth-retaining structures, while AS/NZS 2566.1 covers buried flexible pipelines (Australia and New Zealand). AS 4678 sets requirements for design and construction of earth-retaining structures. AS/NZS 2566.1 provides structural design and installation requirements for buried flexible pipe systems.

AS 4678 is used by civil and structural engineers, geotechnical practitioners and constructors. It is an Australian standard published by Standards Australia.

AS 4678 sets requirements for design and construction of earth-retaining structures. It is an Australian standard published by Standards Australia.
$308.30
Including GST where applicable