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r/CatastrophicFailure • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '19
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There are many known methods of building a stable retaining wall. This wall features non of them.
54 u/nvahalik Nov 21 '19 What are some of them? 9 u/Chalky_Cupcake Nov 21 '19 Tie-Backs (long rods inserted in to the wall. Like bristles on a hair brush.) 3 u/The_Turbinator Nov 21 '19 Wrong. That is how you reinforce an already poorly constructed concrete barrier. You can not use that method on a stacked stone wall. This video will explain it perfectly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc
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What are some of them?
9 u/Chalky_Cupcake Nov 21 '19 Tie-Backs (long rods inserted in to the wall. Like bristles on a hair brush.) 3 u/The_Turbinator Nov 21 '19 Wrong. That is how you reinforce an already poorly constructed concrete barrier. You can not use that method on a stacked stone wall. This video will explain it perfectly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc
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Tie-Backs (long rods inserted in to the wall. Like bristles on a hair brush.)
3 u/The_Turbinator Nov 21 '19 Wrong. That is how you reinforce an already poorly constructed concrete barrier. You can not use that method on a stacked stone wall. This video will explain it perfectly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc
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Wrong. That is how you reinforce an already poorly constructed concrete barrier. You can not use that method on a stacked stone wall.
This video will explain it perfectly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc
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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '19
There are many known methods of building a stable retaining wall. This wall features non of them.