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Retaining Wall Failure - San Antonio TX

Posted in: Retaining Wall Failures

Retaining Wall Failure in San Antonio, Texas

This past Sunday (January 24, 2010) a large retaining wall failed in a San Antonio, Texas subdivision. Initially 80 homes were evacuated when crevices up to 15 feet deep appeared after the 1000-foot long retaining wall failed. READ MORE .....

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Allan Block 90-Degree Corner

Posted in: How-To Videos, Allan Block, VIDEOS

Have you ever tried to construct a 90-degree bend using Allan Blocks and wondered where to make the saw cut?

THIS VIDEO SHOWS YOU HOW! Take a minute and learn how to make PERFECT 90-degree outside corners with Allan Block. READ MORE ....

Drilled Pier Walls

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Rock Anchors and Moving Mountains

Posted in: Large Block Systems, Monster Walls

PDF showing rock anchors for Costco, St. John's, NB, Canada

What began as simply "moving a mountain" quickly became an engineering challenge. The task: find a safe way to quickly and safely anchor the bottom of a 7-meter high retaining wall from falling off a 10-meter high cliff onto the heavily-travelled roadway below! Canada, here we come!

Because excavating solid bedrock in New Brunswick, Canada, was prohibitively expensive, we assisted the design engineer in developing rock anchors for the lowest region of the MSE retaining wall on the top of a rock outcrop. READ MORE ...

Fences Down Under

Posted in: Fence Systems

We received this question from West Perth, Australia. How close can you excavate for a new wall near existing fence posts?

From: Frederick
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:00 AM
To: JoeK@RetainingWallExpert.com
Subject: wall question

Hey guys, I just found your website and its great.

I need to build a retaining wall in my back yard but the neighbouring fence is five feet higher than the ground level, how do I build the retaining wall without the fence falling down?

thanks guys

Frederick in West Perth WA 6005
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Frederick,

We'd be glad to help with your wall project. By the way, I've got some relatives in Australia, but they live near Adelaide! My wife visited a number of years ago, and my father-in-law usually travels there about every 2 years, and spends a few weeks traveling from Perth to Sydney.

Anyway, back to your wall question ..... Read More ...

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