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Catastrophic Retaining Wall Failure Goes to Court in St.Paul MN

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What happens here

Begin by observing the site of the retaining wall failure. Note the surrounding structures, such as the older railroad tie retaining wall itself, the existing house, the garage, and any other adjacent properties. Identify the specific areas where the wall has clearly collapsed or shown significant signs of failure.

Goal: Gain a general understanding of the failed retaining wall and its surroundings.

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what you're going to see today is a catastrophic retaining wall failure I'm being called in as an outside expert to testify and give my professional opinion on why the retaining wall failed but before I get into what my opinion is I want you to take a good close look at what you see here what we have is uh an older railroad tie retaining wall an existing house a garage and then another house now in this case this isn't a very big wall but there's certain signs and indications of where the problem lies on something like this I'm going to take

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