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Retaining Wall Failure: Common Causes, Warning Signs and Prevention

Retaining Wall Failure: Common Causes, Warning Signs and Prevention

Retaining wall failure usually begins long before a wall collapses. Early warning signs may include leaning, bulging, cracking, blocked weep holes, movement in paving above the wall, or water collecting behind it. In many cases, the cause is not the wall material itself but poor drainage, inadequate design, missing reinforcement, weak foundations or surcharge loads that were never allowed for.

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