If your home is on a slope, try this beginner-friendly DIY retaining wall project to prevent erosion and add a creative visual element to your yard.

We noticed that many of the properties had bulging retaining walls. We learned that it was due to the area’s geology and soil composition, and unfortunately, it made many homes undesirable. A local ...

You can buy retaining wall blocks at Home Depot for as little at 60 cents each, and spend up to $3 each for larger and nicer blocks. You’ll need a shovel, mallet, hand tamper, wheelbarrow, yard ...

The terrace is held securely by a retaining wall and topped with garden soil. Construction of the terraces is labor and time-consuming, but they could very well outlast the garden. 4.

BEFORE entering upon the investigation of retaining walls and their design, the author devotes two chapters to the consideration of earthwork slopes and the lateral pressure of earth. Owing to the ...

Cite this article. B., T. (1) Graphical Determination of Earth Slopes, Retaining Walls, and Dams (2) The Design of Highway Bridges, and the Calculation of Stresses in Bridge Trusses.Nature 81, 393 ...

BOUNTIFUL – City officials have taken steps to restore the slope in a neighborhood in the eastern part of the community, near the mountains. The city council voted recently to hire a company to ...