Yep, you heard right.
I'm desining a 15m (metre - say 50 feet) tall by approx 50m (165 feet) long retaining wall on a mine site so that ore trucks can back up and dump ore into a hopper that feeds a crusher.
Normally these are done with reinforced earth strapped back to solid anchors or a...
We all know the issue - keep your eccentricity on a foundation inside the middle third (e<L/6) in both directions.
That ensures a sound foundation.
But - I often have to go outside (some clients can be real pains when it comes to spending money on concrete)
So what's the max bearing pressure...
