ABSTRACT
BS8006-1 (2016) is the UK code of practice for strengthen /reinforced soil and other fills. The code provides design guidance for metallic and polymeric reinforced soil walls, reinforced steep and shallow slopes and embankments on soft soil, over piles and over areas prone to subsidence. This code was one of the first design documents on geosynthetic reinforcement applications and first appeared in 1995 (BS8006 1995). The last revision of the code was in 2016. This paper reviews the design of embankments on soft soil, over piles and over areas prone to subsidence to that code. Key aspects are discussed, rather than providing a recipe for design.
