I have a situation with an existing ecology block wall. The blocks are 2ft x 2ft x 6ft. The math checks out for holding up the slope provided there is no hydrostatic pressure ( Used Rankine Formula ). However, worse case scenario, the wall fails if water builds up the full height of the wall...
I understand that Hydrostatic pressure and Soil pressure exist cocurrently. I am curous if there are any additional variables at work when calcuating total pressure on a retaining wall.
Full disclaimer: I am not an engineer nor do I pretend to be one. I recognize that these are very basic...
I'm working on job right now that has a dry well comprised of 70-siv non-woven geotextile fabric filled with drain rock. A perforated PVC pipe sits in the middle of this gravel and disperses the water from several catch basins on the property. The perimeter french drain for a basement also...
I'm working on a small house on a confined lot. We have some drains in a walkout along the side the house and I would like to determine the viability of draining them to a dry-well that is 9 feet below the ground at the back of the property (the basement is 9 feet deep and the dry-well needs...
I'm confused why many Rebar benders on the market, and many I have seen used on construction sites, don't appear to meet the ACI recommendation for min bend diameter.
I was recently on a job that used a Rebar bender similar to this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOQBxGYF4zM
The resulting...
