Hello, I have a question about whether and how you can count on retained soil to resist loads. In the sketch below, the solid walls show the basement walls of a house, with most of the basement wall below grade. The dashed lines above are the first floor framing. The basement walls are...
Hi all, first time posting here so please excuse any faux pas, but I wanted to start with a thank you to the community. I have learned a lot perusing this forum over the last few years.
I wanted to get opinions on a situation where a cantilever retaining wall is also being used as a column...
