Another advantage of CMU retaining walls is their flexibility. Where a crack is typically a death sentence for a poured wall, a damaged concrete block is easy enough to replace.

CARMICHAEL — It was a jarring sound of an SUV that just barreled through blocks of a cement retaining wall near the busy intersection of Walnut and Cypress avenues in Carmichael. “I&#82… ...

AUBURN, Maine (WABI) - A Sabattus man has died after police say he drove into a cement retaining wall. It happened just before 7:00am Thursday on Auburn Avenue in Auburn.

No one was injured Monday in a bizarre traffic accident on U.S. Highway 190 that destroyed four feet of cement retaining wall on the Clear Creek Road overpass.

A: Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential-construction industry here in the USA. I've built buildings using both materials.

Originally published March 23 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A section of Interstate 35W in the Twin Cities was reduced to three lanes Wednesday following the collapse of part of a cement retaining wall.

Updated: 11:58 AM EDT May 7, 2021 Editorial Standards ⓘ WORCESTER, Mass. — A construction worker in Worcester was injured Friday when a wall fell on him.

The retaining wall you construct has to be strong enough to offset the pushing force of the soil. Do not underestimate this force, as a cubic foot of moist soil can often weigh up to 100 pounds.