PRELIMINARY checks show material distress and water-related issues may have caused the collapse of the retaining wall at the ...
California's recent storms exposed how aging retaining walls, many built without modern geotechnical and seismic design, are now failing under extreme rainfall, soil movement, and landslide pressure.
Reinforced soil retaining walls are integral structures in modern civil engineering, designed to stabilise earth slopes and embankments, particularly in seismic regions. These systems combine layers ...
Two years after its opening, a retaining wall on the western bypass road in Osan City, Gyeonggi Province, collapsed and ...
Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) are gravity retaining walls that rely primarily on their mass (weight) for stability. The system consists of concrete masonry units which are placed without the use of ...
Keystone Retaining Wall Systems updated two of its Keystone construction manuals and a new Keystone Design Manual & KeyWallPRO Operating Guide. The Keystone Construction Manual covers design, ...
Retaining walls are designed to protect homes and roads from unstable slopes. However, when poorly designed or constructed without proper soil testing and drainage, they can become a major hazard, ...