emj_highway_engineer
Civil/Environmental
There is a new development proposed adjacent to my home. The developer's engineers designed a 37ft tall 3 tier concrete block retaining wall that is approx. 25.5 ft from existing homes. The global stability failure line crosses the property boundary and is under the existing occupied homes. If the wall were to have a global failure the existing homes below the wall could collapse. Has anyone seen a situation like this before? Are there regulations that exist to prevent a wall of this size being built this close to occupied homes? I'm also concerned that any type of wall failure would impact the residents below the wall. I've attached a picture.