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Santa Clara University, Forge Garden

Urbanite Wall

The retaining wall was designed to resist the lateral pressure of the soil behind it and allow for a change in soil elevation to increase planting surfaces...

Catherine Borst, Stephanie Truong
Engr110 Professor: Shoba Krishnan

A gravity retaining wall was constructed for the Forge Garden. The retaining wall was designed to resist the lateral pressure of the soil behind it and allow for a change in soil elevation to increase planting surfaces. It was constructed out of waste concrete using the dry-stacking method.