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Advice
I live on a small mountainous island in the Caribbean. Presently, for earth retention canter-lever walls are usually constructed. However, these can become very expensive as the height increases. I recently did some training in the design of alternate retention systems which are generally less...- jfrett75
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- Forum: Earth retention engineering
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Soldier pile and lagging walls
I'm in the process of designing a soldier pile and lagging retaining wall. I live on a small mountainous island in the Caribbean. The subsurface is cohesive clay, however bedrock is usually met at about 5ft so therefore the shafts will have to drilled. Also, the wall is to be permanent so...- jfrett75
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- Forum: Earth retention engineering
