ABSTRACT
This chapter presents design process from the several aspects. The design process covers a large number of activities, which can be divided into a series of stages, beginning with the initiation of the project and the drawing up of the list of requirements and ending with the maintenance and guarantee periods. The designer's task is to devise acceptable solutions for safely transferring the load to the subsoil. In addition, it is the importance of a particular earth structure which usually dictates the safety margin in the design. The chapter represents the thought process aimed at the control of stability and deformation which is needed to arrive at a single chosen option. It describes a framework which can be used as a basis for a structured design process. The chosen option from the preliminary design stage is further worked up into the final design.
