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Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This is a continuation of my previous post. “Slope Collapse During Construction: Water Is Almost Always the Cause (Part 1)” In Part 1, I wrote about how the safety factor (Fs) does not reach 1.2 during construction, how water tends to concentrate on the weakest points, and how sheet protection is only a temporary measure…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. A slope collapses during construction. Every slope contractor has had that moment of panic or disappointment at least once, right? This time, I thought I’d write about the causes and countermeasures for that lol. There are basically only three types of slope sites. Slope sites…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When it comes to ground anchor construction, knowing exactly when to apply tension is crucial, isn’t it? Surprisingly, this isn’t always specified in the consultant’s design, so the construction team sometimes runs into difficulties. This is especially true for reverse-wrap installation. …

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The three-day weekend has come to an end, for better or worse, but Sunday was just another ordinary day… Well, that’s what the end of the fiscal year is like. It looks like there will be a lot going on next fiscal year too, and while I’m not sure how things will turn out, I’d like to ask all the companies involved for their continued support lol. Anyway, moving on to the field…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever used a standby anchor in ground anchor construction? When asked that, you probably think, “Huh?” In ground anchor construction, there’s something called the design load. For example, let’s say the design load is 500 kN…