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Boulder wall constructions can offer total retaining solutions for your project with 5 to 25kpa loadings from domestic application to heavy industrial requirements.
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The engineering on such a wall may prove difficult.
In addition in most cases rock walls can be up to 50 cheaper than other manufactured retaining systems as well as up to 50 quicker in construction time required.
The boulder walls resist the lateral pressures contributed by loose or saturated soil.
A retaining wall needs to be strong to support the soil behind and boulders naturally perform this task.
Boulder walls provide the look many homeowners are looking for and the functionality necessary for an effective retaining wall.
The 6 wall was 32 mpa concrete spray using our pool as the footing the 5 walls are steel reinforced core filled besser blocks with footings 600mm deep and 1000m wide.
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Figure 2 1 shows a partial framing plan and some details for a type of construction that utilize a series of very closely spaced beams and a relatively thin solid slab.
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How to build a short retaining wall this 2 retaining wall is a great architectural element that also serves a purpose to keep dirt from a sloping yard from going into the driveway.
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This system is generally the lightest in dead weight of any type of flat spanning poured in place concrete construction and is.
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Boulder rock retaining walls look natural in any landscape.