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2. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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   [1] A basement wall is thus one kind of retaining wall; however, the term usually refers to a cantilever retaining wall, which is a freestanding structure without lateral support at its top. [2] These are cantilevered from a footing and rise above the grade on one side to retain a higher level grade on the opposite side.

3. Batter (walls) - Wikipedia

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   The term is used with buildings and non-building structures to identify when a wall or element is intentionally built with an inward slope. A battered corner is an architectural feature using batters. A batter is sometimes used in foundations, retaining walls, dry stone walls, dams, lighthouses, and fortifications. Other terms that may be used ...

4. Lateral earth pressure - Wikipedia

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   An example of lateral earth pressure overturning a retaining wall. The lateral earth pressure is the pressure that soil exerts in the horizontal direction. It is important because it affects the consolidation behavior and strength of the soil and because it is considered in the design of geotechnical engineering structures such as retaining walls, basements, tunnels, deep foundations and ...

5. NFL playoff picture through Week 13: Bills, Chiefs ... - AOL

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   Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) 2. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) 3. Denver Broncos (8-5) 4. Las Vegas Raiders (2-10) Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides. See all. AOL.

6. No. 24 UCLA fights back from a 13-point deficit in the second ...

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   Tyler Bilodeau scored 17 points, Skyy Clark added 15 and No. 24 UCLA rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to beat Arizona 57-54 on Saturday. UCLA won its eighth straight ...

7. Revetment - Wikipedia

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   Asphalt and sandbag revetment with a geotextile filter. A revetment in stream restoration, river engineering or coastal engineering is a facing of impact-resistant material (such as stone, concrete, sandbags, or wooden piles) applied to a bank or wall in order to absorb the energy of incoming water and protect it from erosion.