What are the recommended methods to avoid settlement when building a wall that has terraces converging into a single wall?
If at all possible, build on bench cut on virgin soil conditions. If this is difficult to achieve, the next best solution is to build the base course of the terrace as it approaches the single wall, to a deeper elevation (either stepping down to the same level as the single wall or to virgin soil at a higher elevation). This provides for a deeper and more stable base condition.
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