Geotechnical engineer is where I would start.
That sound right on target
Absolutely. With all the visible retaining wall damage, definitely large ground movement.
Structural Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, and Attorney.
That’s what I call a moving target.
We need another tube of caulk.
your evaluation is on Target!
Municipalities target these types of events to justify stricter building codes and greater enforcement.
Typically in a case like this there was surface water redirected that saturated the fill material behind the retaining wall. The amount of water running off the parking lot and roof adds up quickly.
Somewhere out there is a mud jacker that believes that they can lift that back into original specs.
Jeff, put in a couple of helical piers and a truck load of polyurethane foam and problem solved.
Bullseye? Just needs a arrow.
I’ve always wondered if the training material here is called, “Target Practice.”
In today’s woke world I’m guessing not. I’d imagine if Target could have seen into the future 20-30 years ago when they started they would have opted for another name.
For those keeping score, there used to be a farm pond under that retail center. Center was built 20-25 years ago, I believe. There was also an active water main running along the curb line to the right of the building’s rear access road. The water tower it was connect to is still up the hill (about 2,000 feet past the image’s top edge of the frame). There were also two detention ponds about 50 feet downhill of the water main.
In other words, a colorful collection of bad-things-that-shouldn’t-be-near-a-hillside-that’s-supporting-a-shopping-center.