Allan Block Technical Newsletter Issue 11

Written by AB Retaining Walls on October 12th, 2011

Allan Block Technical Newsletter Issue 11

Allan Block Retaining Walls on Steep Slopes

The Tocher residence is perched on a small plot of land that overlooks
Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna, British Columbia. Although
the location provided beautiful vistas, the steep slopes and
small lot size limited use of the tiny backyard. For the Tocher’s,
the plan was to replace the smaller retaining wall located close to
the house with a substantially larger wall near the property line
to create enough useable space to install a swimming pool.

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For more information on Allan Block products and services, visit our web site at
allanblock.com.  Previous issues of the AB Technical Newsletter are also available on our website under the Designers section.

 

Allan Block Landscape Newsletter Issue 31 is now available

Written by AB Retaining Walls on October 7th, 2011

Allan Block Newsletter Issue 31

Allan Block Newsletter Issue 31

Landscape Lifestyles Newsletter By Allan Block

Check out what's new in Allan Block Landscapes with the latest issue of the AB Landscape Newsletter by Allan Block. This issue is packed full of useful information on building great landscapes using Allan Block products.

In This Issue:

Learn how one family took their raised patio to a whole new level. Check out the different ways you can design stairways in your outdoor spaces and learn how raised patios can be a great maintenance free choice – all right here

 

Interesting Places For Allan Block Walls

Written by AB Retaining Walls on September 30th, 2011

Allan Block Olympics

Allan Block at the Olympics

I was talking to a couple of people the other day and our conversation some how turned to all the different places that have Allan Block. Places like Ellis Island, Olympic Staduims, and a variety of ballparks and celebrity homes.

So here is my question…
What is the most interesting place you have seen, or built Allan Block?

 

Abbey Allan Block Has Got Some Muscles

Written by AB Retaining Walls on September 29th, 2011

Abby demonstrates the proper way to modify a retaining wall block. She must have learned that from her dad’s Allan Block book

 

Allan Block’s Seismic Strength Shakes the Quakes

Written by AB Retaining Walls on September 16th, 2011

Allan Block Retaining Walls Have…

  • Over twenty years of experience and excellent performance in seismically active parts of the world.
  • Millions of units in the ground performing as designed.
  • Full scale field testing in Japan on a 8m tall wall.
  • The only segmental retaining wall company to have full scale seismic shake table testing in the world.
  • Pioneered a more accurate design methodology for applying seismic loading on segmental walls which has been accepted and published in the Design Manual for Segmental Walls,
    by the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and the US Federal Highways (FHWA).

    Click here to view this design methodology on
    Seismic Analysis for Allan Block Retaining Walls
    (part of the complete AB Engineering Manual).

  • For more on building retaining walls in seismic zones, check out our
    technical newsletter – Issue 6.

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