This Malaysian Standard recommends a code of practice for earthworks forming part of general civil engineering construction.
Section 2 of the code describes methods of designing and constructing cuttings and bulk excavation. It also covers embankments and areas of general regarding in cut and fill for highways, railways and airfields. Certain works such as docks and power stations include both bulk excavation in open ground and deep excavations with supported sides, the latter being dealt with in Section 3 of this code. Where such supported excavations do not represent a large proportion of the total volume of earth moving they will be dealt with mainly in Section 2.
Although site investigations for general purposes are described in BS 5930, the methods of investigation for stability of slopes of cuttings and embankments require additional specialist techniques and equipment which are described in the present code.
Section 3 of the code describes methods of excavating trenches, p
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NSC 04 - Construction, Building, and Civil Engineering
