Design Standards for Retaining Walls

British Standards

  1. BS 5400: Part 2: Specification for Loads
  2. BS 5400: Part 4: Code of Practice for the Design of Concrete Bridges
  3. BS 8002: Code of Practice for Earth Retaining Structures
  4. BS 8006: Strengthened/Reinforced Soils and Other Fills
  5. BS 8500: Concrete - Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1
  6. BS 8666: Specification for scheduling, dimensioning, bending and cutting of steel reinforcement for concrete

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

  1. BD30: Backfilled Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments
  2. BD37: Loads for Highway Bridges
  3. BA41: The Design and Appearance of Bridges
  4. BD42: Design of Embedded Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments
  5. BD57 and BA57: Design for Durability
  6. BD68: Crib Retaining Walls
  7. BD70: Strengthened/Reinforced Soils and Other Fills for Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments