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Initial Excavation and Site Clearance

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How To Build an Engineered Retaining wall & Avoid Contractors that cut corners

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Utilize heavy machinery such as an excavator (Daewoo 75V) and a skid steer (Bobcat T180) to clear existing vegetation and remnants of previous retaining walls. This involves excavating the area to a sufficient depth and width to accommodate the new engineered wall's base and geogrid layers. The video shows the demolition of an old, failing wall and the removal of unsuitable fill material.

Goal: Prepare the site by excavating the area and removing existing structures and unsuitable materials.

Tools and materials

  • Excavator Daewoo 75V — Digging, clearing debris, and demolishing the old retaining wall
  • Shovel — Manual excavation and shaping of the ground
  • Skid Steer Bobcat T180 — Moving excavated soil, debris, and materials
  • Old Retaining Wall Blocks — Existing structures to be removed
  • Unsuitable Fill Material — Soil or rocks that are not suitable for drainage or structural fill
  • Vegetation/Debris — Organic material and waste to be cleared from the site

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[Music] This is the perfect cross-section of a retaining wall. You can see where all the drainage aggregate is and then you can see where the structural fill soil

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