Math question for any engineers out here
I’m in the process of building a parking pad in this spot. I ran a string line to measure my retaining wall height. If I have the line 3 feet above the ground and check the line for level, it is still...
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If you are going to use 6x6 timbers, they had better be pressure treated. The key to your design is how are you going to anchor the deadmen into the exiting hill and how many are you going to install ! My guess is that you will need about 4 PER TIMBER !
One thing I did not see mentioned anywhere is a FOOTING ! Even with timbers, you should have at least 2 timbers BELOW GRADE. Driving large rebar through all of the timbers will help the deadmen.
Good luck !
One thing I did not see mentioned anywhere is a FOOTING ! Even with timbers, you should have at least 2 timbers BELOW GRADE. Driving large rebar through all of the timbers will help the deadmen.
Good luck !
