Organization

Information in this manual is organized into the following chapters:
  1. Manual Overview.
    Introductory information on the purpose and organization of the manual.
  2. Investigations.
    Requirements for conducting soil surveys for projects with bridges, retaining walls, slopes and embankments, sign structures, illumination, sound walls, and radio towers.
  3. Field Operations.
    Requirements for drilling, sampling, and field testing.
  4. Subsurface Classification.
    Description of material order, level of description, and classification.
  5. Foundation Design.
    Guidelines for selecting foundation types, drilled shafts, piling, and requirements for scour analysis.
  6. Retaining Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes.
    Requirements for retaining wall selection, layouts, design, and excavation support.
  7. Slope Stability.
    Requirements for slope stability design and analysis.
Appendices:
Appendix 1 - Legacy Texas Cone Penetration (TCP) Evaluation
Appendix 2 – Ancillary Structure Foundations