Retaining Walls – 5 points you need to consider
Retaining walls are one of the most common landscape features in New Zealand for commercial and residential developments, and also one of the most expensive and least understood.
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Geotextile and Geogrid – Doing the basics better
With geotextiles and geogrids becoming ever more popular and integrated in a wide variety of civil works, it is easy to become complacent as to the selection and use of the correct grade and type of product to perform the engineering function we are looking to achieve.
Continue readingThe importance of construction practice in reinforced soil structures
When using geosynthetics to stabilise a slope or build a retaining wall, the designer will take into account the most appropriate design method, which could be a geotechnical slope stability analysis or a wall design approach such as the tie back wedge or two part wedge analysis.
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