Double Skin Walls
5/2023 – Round Face Terraforce walls, Engen Station
Retaining cut and fill slopes at Engen Conveniently located in a fast growing residential and commercial suburb just outside Worcester, the 15-million-rand project was started from scratch. Two long retaining walls were needed to support the cut and fill slopes on site.
VIEW3/2016 – Highest Terraforce retaining wall in South Africa
In 2007, Terraforce recommended contractor, KZN, BRW Projects completed the then-highest Terraforce CRB (Concrete Retaining Block) wall in South Africa at Brettenwood Estate, Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal.
VIEW6/2015 – Doubling-up for stronger retaining walls
When retaining walls are planned in confined spaces, for example when a retaining wall has to be built close to an excavated earth face or between buildings and a road, the design needs to be adapted by doubling-up and combining the following installation approaches: 1. The conventional, reinforced concrete cantilever from the foundation, to resist…
VIEW2/2013 – Local retaining wall system takes on “impossible” job
Heavy duty retaining at its best Cape Recommended Terraforce Local retaining wall system installer, Decorton Retaining Systems, recently found themselves in the position of being the only contractor willing to undertake the installation of a particularly complicated and steep (9m high) retaining wall. Update once the project is completed will follow.
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