Hillside Failure Remediation Part 2

This engineer visited the site again, to continue our structural observations, and to witness further installations of piles and tiebacks, and to help solve a few construction problems caused by the unfortunate site conditions, including poor soil, in concert with recent rather heavy rains. The piles were installed using a […] Read more »

Hillside Failure Remediation

I was called out on a site visit to take a look at a backyard slope. Behind the house was a beautifully finished backyard, with multiple terraces down to a deck overlooking a ravine. This fall, mudslides carried quite a bit of soil away from the deck supports. What soil […] Read more »