Retaining Wall Failures And How To Prevent Them (Webinar)

In Retaining Wall Failures And How To Prevent Them, you'll learn ...

• The impact that retaining walls have on construction sites
• How to address both small-scale and large-scale problems related to retaining walls on a construction site
• Detailed case studies that will allow the participants to place the information into real-world context

Overview

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In this webinar, we will discuss the full impact of a retaining wall on a construction site. We will highlight often-overlooked features of retaining walls and how to prevent not just structural, but also larger scale site problems related to these structures. Numerous case histories of failed earth structures including the failure causes, will be investigated, as well as the subsequent repair techniques taken, and what could have prevented the failure. We will address site layout improvements related to retaining walls, comprehensive retaining wall design and inspection, along with proper roles and responsibilities of all the involved parties.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The biggest contributors to wall failure
• How to provide a site layout with minimal risk to retaining wall failure
• The key components to a successful retaining wall design and construction
• What happens if the best practices are not followed.