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Disclaimer
This report presents design examples with reference to the
guidelines given in Geoguide 7: Guide to Soil Nail Design and
Construction promulgated by the Geotechnical Engineering
Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department
(GEO/CEDD), and new design recommendations suggested in
the report entitled Design of Soil Nails for Upgrading Loose
Fill Slopes jointly published by the GEO/CEDD and the Hong
Kong Institution of Engineers, Geotechnical Division
(GEO-HKIE, 2011).
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and GEO/CEDD do not
accept any responsibility for the use or misuse of this report. A
designer using the recommendations contained in this report
shall retain total responsibility for the adequacy of the design.