As infrastructure ages and soil conditions shift across the Hawaiian Islands, homeowners are increasingly turning to experts to address serious structural concerns—particularly with retaining walls.

We are back in the field with Damien Enright of Structural Systems today! Damien is talking with us about retaining walls, and what homeowners should do if they start to see cracking or issues with ...

Even a small amount of water can degrade retaining walls and foundations, so ensuring proper drainage is a must, one engineer says.

For thousands of years, builders have used retaining walls to create flat vertical walls or gently sloping terraces on hillsides. While constructing a solid, lasting retaining wall might look ...

Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) are gravity retaining walls that rely primarily on their mass (weight) for stability. The system consists of concrete masonry units which are placed without the use of ...

Editor’s note: The Feats of Engineering feature, which runs occasionally in Finance & Commerce, features projects completed by members of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota.

Two years after its opening, a retaining wall on the western bypass road in Osan City, Gyeonggi Province, collapsed and caused a fatal accident. Investigations revealed discrepancies between the ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...

Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...

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