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Retaining Walls: What is Global Stability?

Posted in: ENGINEERING-DESIGN
By Joseph Kowalski, P.E.
Mar 7, 2011 - 7:27:51 AM

Global Stability is the stability of the hillside ABOVE and BELOW a retaining wall.  By it's very existence, a retaining wall changes the shape of a hillside.  These changes should be addressed by the Engineer and Contractor to determine if the hillside is stable.  Take a look at these sketches, photos and video:

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