Editor’s note: The Feats of Engineering feature, which runs occasionally in Finance & Commerce, features projects completed by members of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota.

Even a small amount of water can degrade retaining walls and foundations, so ensuring proper drainage is a must, one engineer ...

For thousands of years, builders have used retaining walls to create flat vertical walls or gently sloping terraces on hillsides. While constructing a solid, lasting retaining wall might look ...

Reinforced soil retaining walls are integral structures in modern civil engineering, designed to stabilise earth slopes and embankments, particularly in seismic regions. These systems combine layers ...

Seismic analysis of earth pressure on retaining structures is a critical aspect of geotechnical engineering that involves evaluating the forces exerted on retaining walls during earthquake events.

The collapse of a newly constructed retaining wall on I-295 south in Bellmawr in March was blamed on groundwater issues, state Department of Transportation officials said Monday. “What we have learned ...

BELLMAWR, N.J. (CBS) -- A forensic engineering report, commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, found inadequate construction materials and heavy rainfall, among other elements, ...

The retaining wall along Union Turnpike was reconstructed through the portion of the road adjacent to Grand Central Parkway and Jackie Robinson Parkway between Austin Street and 126th Street. With ...