Retaining Wall Reinforcement Methods from a Slope Engineer’s Perspective (Part 1)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. On my way back from an event the other day, I stopped by the site of a retaining wall collapse in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. It was striking to see the house just lying there, having rolled over. I was able to take photos from the roads on either side of the site, but the road leading directly to it was closed to traffic. Of course, I knew it wouldn’t collapse…
Lazy Japanese, Hardworking Foreigners—Will Takaichi’s Policies Save the Construction Industry!?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Japan has its first female prime minister!!! I think that’s wonderful. And above all, she says she wants to make Japan stronger, so she’s going to work like a horse! That’s really great! Work-life balance…
As for the future of slope maintenance work, won’t the number of retaining wall reinforcement projects also increase?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Thank you to all of you who signed up following the site redesign. Please do write some blog posts! lol It might seem like a big hurdle at first, but once you actually start writing, it’s really no big deal. Don’t worry about trying to write perfectly…
We've resumed free sign-ups for new users!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Free user registration, which had been temporarily suspended due to a system error, has now resumed. Please feel free to sign up. Thank you for your cooperation.
We are discontinuing free new registrations.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Due to our current site renewal, we are experiencing a system error. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we will be temporarily suspending free user registration. Thank you for your understanding.
The Dangers of a Long Parent Rope That No One Knows About!!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I think this is common knowledge by now, but are you making sure the ropes on the slope extend all the way to the bottom? Do you know why the main rope is lowered all the way to the foot of the slope? Well, this is basic stuff, but in the past, many accidents on slopes occurred because…
Instructions Regarding the Blog Redesign
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I recently revamped my blog! So, I’d like to take a moment to explain a few things. The purpose of this revamp was to create a blog that encourages greater engagement from all of you, with the goal of further energizing the slope stabilization industry. Me…
This is the best spot for the cutout in the zabuton frame!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you putting void tubes in your zabuton frames? I’ve talked about this before lol. But since I get asked about it a lot, I’ll write about it again lol. In actual practice, the finish looks better if you don’t use void tubes. There’s no doubt about that…
What Slope Engineers Should Know: A Discussion of Cohesion (c) and Angle of Internal Friction (φ), Commonly Used on Construction Sites (Part 3)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. What Slope Engineers Need to Know: A Discussion of Adhesion (c) and Angle of Internal Friction (φ), Commonly Used on Construction Sites (Part 1) What Slope Engineers Need to Know: A Discussion of Adhesion (c) and Angle of Internal Friction (φ), Commonly Used on Construction Sites (Part 1) In my previous post, I wrote about soil strength. …