Thanks for the input. The drilling aspect is forward straight forward as blasting is usually required when deep cuts are involved. My concern was mainly if a top down system can be modified to a bottom up system. As the wall will be constructed in small lifts (>6ft), and the backfill widths will...
There was a typo, wales was meant to be walers which would be C-channels with anchors evenly spaced. In essence a tieback wall, but constructed from the bottom up. Rock is usually met at shallow depths and the profile is usually a mix of clays and large stones or layers of solid rock and...
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...
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...
