That is a good idea, thanks.
I just got off the phone with a contractor discussing the soil conditions, site access, etc. My thoughts about the use of lagging and running sands has been confirmed by them that it would be very difficult to construct.
Access to the top of the wall is limited so...
I understand what you are talking about but my greatest concern is how I can construct a 30' high catch basin behind the exposed facing wall to route surface water away from the wall (no way to route on surface without causing other problems). That is why I was looking at Soldier Pile with...
My Problem is that this wall is 30 feet high and we don't have enough room behind the wall to excavate due to trees etc.
We planned to install in front of the soldier pile wall a crushed rock drain and catch basin, then a new concrete wall designed for low earth pressure and tied to the soldier...
Can anyone direct me to a reference regarding the long term perfromance of timber lagging when subjected to a wet environment?
I am looking at designing a soldier pile wall that would use timber lagging so the retained soil would be free draining. We would like to install a cathc basin in...
