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    Should a retaining wall be tied to a building?

    I am being told to tie the wall to the building, I believe this to be wrong as if the wall fails it may bring the building with it which will obviously be occupied by residents.
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    Should a retaining wall be tied to a building?

    Can anybody help me? I have been supervising a site that has retaining walls. The ends of the retaining walls occasionally end/meet at existing buildings i.e. garage/house. I can not find any info anywhere regarding if the wall should be tied into the building. Any info or guidance that could be...

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