Landscaping walls and soil borings
Landscaping walls and soil borings
(OP)
Recently I've run across a few situations where so-called "landscape" retaining walls are required to be designed. Typically these walls are to be comprised of segmental block. My question pertains to the need for soil borings. I always request that a boring program be carried out for these walls (usually 4 ft or higher),however I often meet resistance due to the cost/time/etc. from both the client and sometimes my supervisor as well. I'm just curious about other's experience with this issue. Thanks.





RE: Landscaping walls and soil borings
RE: Landscaping walls and soil borings
RE: Landscaping walls and soil borings
I know of documented problems with boulder retaining walls constructed as "landscaping" feature so it doesn't need engineering design.
Search for "Boulder Wall Design and Construction Considerations" in the 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics
RE: Landscaping walls and soil borings
FHWA-NHI-00-043
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