Retaining Structures

Ninyo & Moore provides geotechnical design and construction services for both temporary and long-term retaining structures for various applications.  We evaluate the site-specific conditions, wall height, transient and permanent loads, seismic loading, hydrostatic pressures, as well as many other parameters, in order to provide design parameters for proposed structures.  

Evaluations are performed for the following:

  • Permanent wall systems
    • Cantilever
    • Tie-back
    • Soil nail
    • Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE)
    • Gabion
    • Crib and bin
    • Modular block
  • Temporary systems
    • Sheet piles
    • Soldier pile and lagging
    • Braced excavations
    • Cofferdams

Villas Del Mar Development

Ninyo & Moore was retained to provide geotechnical consulting services pertaining to the design and construction of the Villas del Mar development in San Jose del Cabo, which included the construction of custom homes on steep terrain overlooking the Sea of Cortez. Ninyo & Moore's services included review of background project materials; performance of seismic refraction profiles to evaluate rock rippability; excavation...

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