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IVC Retaining Walls - College of Marin
Key Features
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Repair of nine failing walls along campus perimeter road
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New soldier pile and lagging wall sections built to current standards
Geotechnical Challenges
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Integrating new wall sections with existing walls
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Complex local geology includes fill, natural soil and locally shallow bedrock
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Sequencing of the demolition and construction operations in order to minimize slope instability
Innovative Solutions
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Developed design-level geotechnical recommendations from existing data coupled with onsite observations
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Developed a suite of standard repair solutions applicable to current and future wall failures
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