Wanting to design or build a retaining wall?

Timber manufacturer Northpine is now offering a new online service that gives designers, architects and builders free engineered details supplied with a PS1. Created in association with consultants Architectural Promotions and vastly experienced engineering firm Deane Consultancy, the website-based initiative makes it quicker and easier for low retaining walls to be built. Accessing the engineer-certified […] The post Wanting to design or build a retaining wall? appeared first on Building Today.

Spain suffers second fatal train incident in a week as retaining wall collapses onto track

A train derailed in Gelida, near Barcelona, on the evening of 20 January after hitting a retaining wall that had collapsed onto the track, killing the driver and injuring 37 passengers. The post Spain suffers second fatal train incident in a week as retaining wall collapses onto track appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Retaining wall collapse kills builder on school site

Contractor fined £57,000 after tragic accident

Completion of retaining wall sees North Wales road near reopening four years after landslide

Jones Bros has completed a piled retaining wall as part of remediating a landslide-hit North Wales B-road, moving it close to reopening after more than four years out of service. The post Completion of retaining wall sees North Wales road near reopening four years after landslide appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

CIOB Awards 2025: Education

A succession of storms badly damaged a crucial 100m retaining wall and backfill, on which this project’s structural frame was dependent, resulting in a 12-week delay. The post CIOB Awards 2025: Education appeared first on Construction Management.

The B1M - The Wild Story of New York’s Abandoned Skyscraper

This video looks at "161 Maiden Lane" - The Manhattan skyscraper that tilts by 8cm!

Practical Engineering - The Bizarre Paths of Groundwater Around Structures, 07062022

Next time you see a dam, retaining wall, caisson, or any other subsurface construction, there’s a good chance that engineers have had to consider how groundwater will affect the stability. Even though you’d never know they’re there, some combination of drains and cutoffs were probably installed to keep the structure (and the people around it) safe and sound.

Pioneer Precast Products

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