Are diaphragm walls and retaining walls different?
A common question our civil engineers encounter in conversations with people within and related to the construction industry, is the difference between a retaining wall and a diaphragm wall. The idea of retaining walls is simple, a solid wall used to restrain masses of soil from falling off a slope or the edge of an […]
Why are D-Walls becoming extremely popular with construction companies in India?
Diaphragm walls for top-down construction and deep basements have now become commonplace in the industry, and among construction companies in India. But how did D-Wall construction (another name for diaphragm walls) become a popular choice with civil engineers who are now confident to build towering superstructures with basements as deep as 5 levels? Let us […]
