Retaining wall for corridor visualization

[Anonymous]

I've  seeen a post around here about retaining walls in general. If that is addressed by the team and incorporated into IW360, I would also recommend incorporating it into corridor optimization.

EG, currently the options for a road alignment are bridge, embankments (standard earthwork cut/fill), and tunnel. A great addition would be a retaining wall option. In some areas, a retaining wall may be a much more cost effective method of construction than going straight from embankments to bridge or tunnel. Even with embankments, a retaining wall may be a cheaper option than chasing existing slope and incurring substantial earthwork costs (also lowers design footprint).

Just my two cents,

[Anonymous]

This is good functionality to have. Most sites require some form of retaining.This can be as simple as a checkbox to include retaining based on batters exceeding width or some criteria input. At prelim stage one would not require a detailed retaining wall component. Probably the length and height...Good idea!!