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retaining wall
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retaining wall

A support to prevent collapse of earth embankments. Many local governments have landscaping requirements to disguise retaining walls over a certain height and restrictions on the materials that can be used for retaining walls.
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Phase II B's rolling mill, the first of its kind in the Gulf Cooperation Council, will produce heavy section beams and columns, channels, angles and sheet piles, manufactured to international standards.
GHC, Danieli sign accord for steel mill expansion by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
The specialist waterproof coating has been completed and the massive sheet piles holding back the ground around it have now been removed.
Progress at last on the square work by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The work to be performed provides for bulkhead repairs, and includes provision of sheet pile in front of the existing bulkhead with concrete infill, provision of a jet-grouted soil curtain wall behind the existing bulkhead, provision of additional fill material with a geo-textile grout matt overlay for sheet pile toe stabilization; seawall repairs, tie rod repairs, repair of existing fender system, and related work behind the existing bulkhead.
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