Throughout the modern era, architects have been drawn to the idea of merging dwellings with the earth itself. Frank Lloyd ...

Sonora High School students in teacher Jason Rivera’s construction class are building a retaining wall behind their classroom, and the project is being touted as an example of how Career Technical ...

Gary Anstey, 57, had just become a grandad Inspector slams lack of planning that is “all too common” HSE guidance on temporary structures is available A building company has been fined after an ...

'The Fatal Design Flaw In Hitler's Atlantic Wall' War historian James Rogers heads to Esbjerg in Denmark to see the remains of hundreds of Second World War bunkers, constructed as part of Hitler's ...

Mumbai: A 45-year-old woman died after a retaining wall collapsed on a ground plus one structure in Saki Naka, around 3.40pm on Thursday. The incident occurred near A-1 Gulab-baba Society, Parera Wadi ...

Deep basements are becoming quite common in central business districts, downtown and prime high-rise developments where the land area is limited and costly. It is also common in cities which have ...

Meraas, a Dubai Holding Real Estate member, has announced the launch of Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers, a bold new addition to Dubai's iconic skyline. Designed by acclaimed SCDA Architects, the ...

Emergency repairs are needed for a failing retaining wall on one of the busiest sections of the only railroad connecting San Diego with Orange County, Los Angeles and the rest of the United States.

1 Department of Civil Engineering and Forestry Techniques, Higher Technical Teacher Training College, University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon. 2 Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, The ...

ABSTRACT: Poor design of ground water evacuation mechanisms is often blocked and leads to the rise of ground water behind the wall. As a result, free water behind the wall that is not quickly ...