I need to design a retaining wall 6ft high at highest and 2ft high at lowest holding made upground behind houses. the wall will be approx 6ft behind the houses on original ground. any suggestions welcome as i have not been involved in this type of work before.
I have seen a two storey house with a hipped roof.There are horizontal cracks at the head of the upstairs windows, and travelling around the gables at the same level. The cracks are much more apparent on the inner leaf than the outer leaf. I feel that the hip roof may not be correctly braced and...
In general, we come across a variety of soil types. I am involved in inspecting foundations for two storey houses prior to pouring of concrete. Is there any practical site test which can be carried out without laboratory equipment, to determine the bearing capacity of the soil.
