Trenching and Shoring Manual

Chapter Title Issue Date
  Title Page (PDF) July 2025
  Table of Contents (PDF) July 2025 
  Preface (PDF) July 2025
  Nomenclature (PDF) July 2025

 1

Legal Requirements (PDF)

July 2025

 2 Cal/OSHA Overview (PDF) July 2025
 3 Soils (PDF) July 2025
 4 Earth Pressure Theory and Application (PDF) July 2025
 5 Surcharges (PDF) July 2025 
 6 Structural Design of Shoring Systems (PDF) July 2025
 7 Unrestrained Shoring Systems (PDF) July 2025
 8 Restrained Shoring Systems (PDF) July 2025 
 9 Railroads (PDF) July 2025
10  Special Conditions (PDF) July 2025 
11  Construction Considerations and Final Summary (PDF) July 2025 
Appendix Title Issue Date
A Additional Theory for Inquiring Minds (PDF) July 2025 
B Example Problems forthcoming 
C Surcharges - Tabular Values (PDF) July 2025 
D Sheet Piles (PDF) July 2025