Thanks all again for your comments.
Robert 168 is absolutely right in saying that drainage pipes would certainly help a great deal. Unfortunately, the back of the wall is actually private gardens and at this stage the Engineer does not want a solution that will require works in these...
Thanks all for your comments.
The wall needs stabilizing because it is anticipated that its height will be increased in the future (although the ground level on the active side will remain the same) and because it is thought that the original design did not account for full hydrostatic...
Here's a simple problem. An existing 30 year old masonry/concrete gravity wall needs stabilizing and I'm considering the use of passive soil nails or anchors. The wall is 3.7m high and probably no more than 600-700mm wide. It is proposed to use 3 rows of nail or anchors. I believe there are two...
