DRC1,
Thanks for the thoughts. I plan on providing perforated drain pipes behind the wall and just below it. I may even run some out towards the pool to be safe. Filter fabric is in the given.
MSEMan,
For safety, I plan on draining the pool and the owner is replacing the deck (which is rotted too). The existing wall is a mix of rr ties (rotted out) and a collapsing stone wall. It is on if not over the property line. The neighbor below is pressuring my client to replace the wall...
I am designing the wall using the gravity style redi-rock so the geogrid will not be necessary.
How should I model the load from the pool? The pool depth is 8 ft and there is a 6 ft space from the rear of the wall to the pool. The bottom of the retaining wall and the pool are almost at the...
I am in the process of designing a retaining wall to replace a failing wood rr tie wall. There is an existing inground pool within 8 ft and behind the proposed wall. The top of the new wall and the pool are at the same elevation. The bottom of the new wall is approximately 7 ft down (which...
