I'm looking for detailed information on design and construction of outdoor stone stairways not supported by a natural slope
but "freestanding" along (retaining) walls to span heights of 2m and more with stair width larger than the standard single block step width and of long structures...
what I'm looking for is kind of a cost comparison or cost ranking for earth-retaing structures like
- MSE wall with concrete panel or natural stone facing
- gravity wall from natural stone
- tieback wall with natural stone facing
- soil nail wall with natural stone facing
under identical...
I need some advice to choose the right retaining / supporting wall system.
We have to discuss this problem with our geotechnical and structural ingeneer but want to get an idea for our own what is possible. I searched the forum first and found a lot
of informative hints but my case seems to be...
In one of our landscape architecture projects construction of 2 stairways is included.
The stairways are intended to connect a terrain level difference between 4 and 6m.
Until now we designed only small stairways with 1-2 flights on natural embankment.
Therefore we intend to ask a structural...
I'm about to get involved in a neighborhood revitalisation project in our town as part of a local design team.
Beside building restoration and open space development a need arise for reconstruction of some roads and paving improvement of the existing pedestrian mall together with the sewer...
