A Guide to Retaining Wall and Geogrid Basics – Part 2
November 15, 2019
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Hi guys, in my earlier video, I talked about retaining wall basics, in particular the basing of the wall, and the base materials needed.
In this follow-up video, I want to share some more information, this time around with the wall we built for our "How to build retaining walls" training course.
With this particular wall, we have a few different examples of things going on.
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We have sheet drainage installed
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There's a swale cut in behind the wall
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A row of block embedded below (6" minimum) to prevent the wall from pushing or sliding out, and avoid exposure to erosion
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If you can't have a return wall, then you need to be looking at a sloped soil install instead, and make sure it's sloped enough
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Using geogrid helps tie everything together into a cohesive unit
Well, I hope this helps, guys, and let me know anything you'd add.