Corpus sync: neutrality remakes, note hygiene, datasheet relocation, transformer-split cross-refs
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title: Excavation Support and Dewatering
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### Soil nail walls occupy the boundary between temporary support and permanent retaining construction. {note}
−### A soil nail wall built only to permit excavation and removed or abandoned at completion is within this standard; a soil nail wall that serves a permanent retaining function is outside this standard and shall be designed and detailed under [[sync/retaining-walls]]. {note}
+### A soil nail wall built only to permit excavation and removed or abandoned at completion is within this standard; a soil nail wall that serves a permanent retaining function is outside this standard and shall be designed and detailed under [[sync/retaining-walls]].
# Referenced Standards {toc}
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## Corrosion and Service Life {toc}
−### A temporary support element removed or abandoned at completion has a short design life and needs no permanent corrosion protection; a permanent element carries load for the structure's service life and shall be protected accordingly. {note}
+### A temporary support element removed or abandoned at completion has a short design life and needs no permanent corrosion protection; a permanent element carries load for the structure's service life and shall be protected accordingly.
### Permanent ground anchors and permanent wall steel shall be protected against corrosion by galvanizing, epoxy coating, or full encapsulation appropriate to the soil chemistry.
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## Soldier pile spacing typically ranges from 6 to 10 ft on center, with 8 ft on center a common starting point in medium-dense granular soils. {note}
+## The soldier pile spacing shall be specified, sized to suit the soil conditions and the design lateral earth pressures at this excavation.
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```datasheet
label: Soldier pile spacing (on center)
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## Permanent support elements incorporated into the structure shall carry the warranty applicable to the permanent work into which they are incorporated.