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Large Tiered Walls, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati
This 60-foot grade change was achieved using tiered walls and slopes. Maximum geogrid length was 50 feet long. Deep undercuts to shale and limestone bedrock were required to achieve global stability.
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Allan Block Retaining Wall With Geogrid
This is a really good video. It hits all the main points in under 4 minutes. I frequently recommend this video to wall contractors (even experienced ones) and to homeowners, as well.
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Hand Tools Needed to Build a Retaining Wall
Retaining walls can be constructed using some simple hand tools. You’ll need: shovels, rakes, brooms, tape measure, string line, level, hammers and wheelbarrow, and gloves! Joseph Kowalski, P.E. www.RetainingWallExpert.com Current State PE Registrations
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Wall Construction Time Lapse
The lapse footage showing a recent job we completed. This video will be featured on our website. This difficult project located in Windham was quite a job. Interstate Landscape started with the removal of an old deteriorating timber wall. The homeowner wanted to create more living space in their back yard so after the wall was removed we excavated back 8ft of the hillside and removed about 120 yards of fill. When we were excavating we ran into three large […]
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How to Build a Retaining Wall in 2 Minutes!
In this video, we will mass-excavate a jobsite, make a trench, add a drainage pipe, install gravel, place wall blocks, geotextile and compact lean clay cap soils to make a beautiful retaining wall … ALL IN UNDER TWO MINUTES! FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR PROJECT PHOTOS Joseph Kowalski, P.E. www.RetainingWallExpert.com Current State PE Registrations
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Retaining Walls – Construction Review Services
Everyone involved with a retaining wall project benefits when the wall is constructed properly. To make every effort that a retaining wall is constructed according to the design drawings, the Owner should hire the Design Engineer to visit the site. During Construction Review, the Engineer should compare the actual field conditions and materials to the design drawings. This video is a little longer than most (it’s about 7 minutes) but I promise it is full of good information! Joseph Kowalski, […]
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Retaining Wall Base Course Installation
To have a level, attractive, well-built MSE wall (block retaining wall) the first course of wall blocks MUST be perfect. The first course must be straight and level, both side-to-side and front-to-back. Any errors in the base course become amplified as the wall is built up. For the leveling course, you need to use a well graded stone that is compacted in place. After compaction, each block should be carefully installed making sure that it is level and it is […]
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Retaining Walls – Layout and Surveying
One of the most important things you can do when building a retaining wall is to ensure that the wall is in the correct location, and at the correct elevation. You never want to have to “move” a wall because it is a few feet from where it should be, right? Also, you want to place the blocks to ensure that you have sufficient room to install the geogrid layers. This video shows some easy ways to help you with […]
