EngTips.com Thread – Failed Soldier Pile Lagging Retaining Wall

Soldier Pile Lagging retaining wall failure. Via EngTips.com.

Soldier Pile Lagging retaining wall failure. Via EngTips.com. The photo of this failed SPL wall is pretty remarkable. It was discussed in a thread I came accross on EngTips.com. The originator of the thread (kleo) says he was involved from the contractor side on this project in a mountainous rainforest region near Cuba. He also says the wall was designed by “FHWA”, don’t know if that means US FHWA or what. But if so, I have no idea where this project would be located. The wall was designed for a 15-ft high cantilever with around 20-ft embedded with the last 7-ft being into bedrock. Check out the thread to kick in your hypothesis for kleo.