Another case study from RetainingWallExpert.com, this one for the failure of a 38-ft high geogrid-reinforced modular block MSE retaining wall. They note that the failure of the retaining wall follows their typical recipe, ‘Just Add Water’. The wall was reconstructed with most of the same blocks, but with better backfill and better attention to drainage and geogrid configuration. [Source: RetainingWallExpert.com. Image: RetainingWallExpert.com]
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