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[71] Irvine D.J. and Smith R.J.H. Trenching practice, 2nd Edition. CIRIA R97. 1983.

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Further reading

AS 3798, Guidelines on earthworks for commercial and residential developments. Third edition. Standards Australia. Reissued incorporating amendment No. 1 2008.

Chandler, R. J. and Skempton, A. W. The design of permanent cutting slopes in stiff fissured clays. Geotechnique. 24. 1974.

Skempton, A. W. and Hutchinson, J. N. Stability of natural slopes and embankment foundations. 7th Int. Conf. I.S.S.M.F.E., Mexico, 1969, State of the Art Volume.

Chant-Hall, G., Charles, P., and Connolly, S. Environmental good practice on site. CIRIA C650. 2005.

Horner, P.C. Earthworks – ICE Construction Guides. Thomas Telford. 1981. Wallingford H.R. Sustainable re-use of tyres in Port, Coastal and River Engineering, Guidance for planning, implementation and maintenance. SR669. 2005.

Practical Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Road Embankments. PIARC. 1999.

Design of Earthworks, Earthwork Remediations and Geotechnical Aspects of Foundations for Structures. RT/CE/S/071. Network Rail. 2004.

Development of Stiffness-Based Specifications for In-Situ Embankment Compaction Quality Control. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2007.

Guide to Earthwork Construction. State of the Art Report 8. TRB 1990

Snowdon RA. Compaction monitoring devices for earthworks. TRL Research Report 361. 1992.

BS 6031:2009 Code of practice for earthworks