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Complex Retaining Wall Project Assessment

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Day at Work digging, Mowing, & bidding 2 Big retaining Wall Failures

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What happens here

The crew discusses a new retaining wall project that involves relocating dirt from the back to the side of a house and building a small retaining wall. The discussion highlights the need for careful planning, including laser leveling for proper grading and directing water flow. Multiple solutions for complex retaining wall failures are also explored, such as installing geo-grid with angular aggregate backfill, using sheet piling, or employing non-permeable material and rip-rap. These solutions address issues like soil sloughing, parking lot settlement, and foundation pressure.

Goal: Plan and assess solutions for complex retaining wall construction and repair to prevent soil erosion and structural failure.

Tools and materials

  • Laser Level — Ensuring accurate grading and elevation for drainage
  • Angular Aggregate — Providing stable backfill and drainage behind retaining walls
  • Deep-rooted Vegetation Various nurseries — Stabilizing slopes and preventing erosion behind retaining walls
  • Geo-grid — Reinforcing soil layers in retaining walls
  • Non-permeable Material — Preventing water infiltration behind a retaining wall
  • Rip-rap — Erosion protection at the base of a wall or along a shoreline
  • Sheet Piling — Creating a robust barrier for erosion control and structural support

What they say

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that much easier where's-where's Blaine head next yeah what is it the house trying to get everything from the back of the house to go down the south side and out the side see I take the dirt down however far to make the pitch so you need the laser but we're gonna take all the dirt it's there put it behind the wall and build that area up trying to direct water from around the patio or get it up go around the patio and sit through the patio and then he said he'd take the dirt rest of the dirt on site somewhere so the retaining wall project

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