Vincent
T. H. Chu
is renowned internationally as
walking
encyclopedia of civil engineering.
Author of a number of
widely acclaimed
civil engineering books, Mr Chu is recipient of various reputed awards
including Young Engineer of
the Year Award 2008
(Merit) by the Hong
Kong
Institution of Engineers &Ombudsman’s
Award 2007 (under
complaint-related category). He is also listed
in
11th Edition of Marquis Who's
Who in Science and Engineering. ConcreteBasics.org
thanks him for his exemplary contribution to the cause of civil
engineers
around the world.
Few measures to
cater for stability of minor slips are:
(i)Adoption
of smaller diameter size bars
at closer spacing;
(ii)Installation of
tie beams at the same horizontal levels;
(iii)Provision of steel wire meshes in-between soil
nails; and
(iv)Provision of short soil nails in
combination of long soil nails.
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