Designing a non-typical retaining wall
Designing a non-typical retaining wall
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How does one go about designing a retaining wall that does not have a foundation. I have no room to put a strip footing. I have to design a wall that retains about 6' of dirt and a three story brick home about 8' away. I am having a Hydro-Excavation crew come out and dig me a trench, and they can hydro however deep I need it, but I am kind of uncertain on how to design this wall that does not have a footing. I need to rely on the leverage of the wall to resist the forces.?????????????






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Just curios Stru, but are you an engineer? Doesn't sound like you are, but that is just my opinion.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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DaveAtkins
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Regards,
Lutfi
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