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		<title>Terraced Walls Tackle Unruly Hillside</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terraced Walls can Tackle and Unruly Hillside &#8211; Building a new home can be exciting and often challenging. This hillside lot was indeed a challenge for the homeowners building in a new development. They needed to reshape the slope in front of their home and gain more usable land for a driveway leading to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allan Block® has the first Eco Friendly concrete retaining wall system available: AB Fieldstone</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Allan Block® has the first Eco-Friendly concrete retaining wall system available – AB Fieldstone 1/26/2010 MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Allan Block Corporation is pleased to release the first Eco-Friendly mortarless concrete retaining wall system – the AB Fieldstone Collection®. Using recycled materials has allowed Allan Block to create a green retaining wall system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AB Walls 2007 Update V9.1</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/allan-block-design-software-ab-walls-2007-upgrade-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial Retaining Walls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Allan Block Design Software AB Walls 2007 Upgrade Now Available 8/25/2009 MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Allan Block has enhanced their segmental retaining wall design software with an update to AB Walls 2007, Version 9.1. The update is currently available for download at allanblock.com or by clicking the Update button in AB Walls 2007. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was the Right Block Delivered?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before starting your project, it is always important to double check all your materials delivered to your site. For help helpful information on what should be at your site and how to store your material, visit the Material and Site Checklist page on the Allan Block website. To confirm the correct block was delivered, first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Block is Right for Me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just published our new AB Landscape Wall Guide and it got us to thinking, “How do you know what block is the best block for your site?” As you are planning your retaining wall project, it is easy to get overwhelmed with all the retaining wall block options. To help narrow this field of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Retaining Wall Conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just wrapped up helping an engineer with his design and thought to myself “this is a great wall to blog about.”  The wall was nothing spectacular, in fact, it was quite ordinary.  All too often we get excited about those monster walls and forget that most of the walls built are less than 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of soil</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/dont-underestimate-the-importance-of-soil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/dont-underestimate-the-importance-of-soil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The soil on your site is a critical aspect to your retaining wall project. Among the ways your soils can affect your overall project cost are: Geogrid Requirements Increased Effort to Compact Cost of Importing Additional Material and Removing Existing Soils A wall built in clay will have an increased need for geogrid when compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn It  Up By Turning Your Retaining Wall In</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/turn-it-up-by-turning-your-retaining-wall-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/turn-it-up-by-turning-your-retaining-wall-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have an area in your yard you want to enhance? Make more usable space? Build a planter? What ever the project you are building, there is always a beginning and an end. Both parts are equally important but how you end your wall can really change to the look and feel of your project as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where is the Water Going?</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/where-is-the-water-going/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improper water management is a leading cause of wall failures. To help mitigate this potential problem, proper water management is critical throughout the life of your retaining wall. In February, Danelle touched upon the planning that must be done in order to direct water away from your retaining wall using swales, berms, and other grading. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s going on behind the wall?</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/whats-going-on-behind-the-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last time I discussed what geogrid reinforcement is and how it benefits your retaining wall, but what is really going on behind that Allan Block façade? For an overview of internal stability with pictures, take a look at the Reinforced Soil Walls Analysis page on the Allan Block website. We recommend 2-course spacing when constructing [...]]]></description>
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