RETAINING WALL FOR PIRAMAL AGASTYA BUSSINESS PARK

This has reference to the strengthening of the existing retaining walls in

the above project. As per the proposal given by the consultant the
existing retaining wall is to be strengthened by adding additional
concrete and reinforcement from the outer side of the wall. The outer
side of the wall is to be roughened and provided with stitching
reinforcement to take up the new concrete. Additional layer of
waterproofing and its protection is further done on this side.
As per the site conditions existing retaining wall is too close to the
excavated surface. At places it is as low as 750mm. The existing raft and
bottom of the wall is covered with mud and fallen material from the
excavated surface.
Cleaning out the portion behind the retaining wall is a very difficult and
time consuming task owing to the inaccessibility of the area. Machine
movement in these areas is also not possible. Moreover activities of
roughening, anchoring for stitching, tying reinforcement, shuttering and
concreting will be very difficult to execute owing to the space constraints.
Further it will be very difficult to achieve the continuity of the existing
waterproofing membrane below the existing raft, and the external
waterproofing layer will be susceptible to leakage. This may deteriorate
the wall in the long run.
Due to the numerous difficulties and apprehensions noted above we
would like to suggest an alternative to ease out the things and speed up
the progress of work. As the existing wall is susceptible to damage in the
long run due to leakage we suggest that it should be neglected and a
new wall be built inside the existing wall. This would also ensure that the
waterproofing layer is continuous. An indicative sketch is attached along
with for your review and consideration.
We feel that with this option we can ease out the construction difficulties
and save a lot of effort and construction time. Also this option can further
add to better safety and durability of the structure in the long run.
Would request you to kindly review the same and take it up with the
consultant to work out a solution which can be more construction friendly
in the existing adverse site conditions.