Austin View Villas
Burnsville, N.C.
| Owner/Principal: |
Various Owners |
| Engineer: |
Mactec Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
Atlanta, GA |
| Contractor: |
Wurster Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Greenville, SC |
Continuous slope movement was causing considerable damage to the Austin View Villas Condominiums. Slope inclinometers indicated that slope movement was occurring about 40 ft below the condominiums and extending to the road above the condominiums.
WEC installed patterned ground anchors to stabilize the slope. Patterned ground anchors consisted of 85 to 110 ft long strand tieback anchors connected to 8 ft by 8 ft reinforced concrete pads. Once the tieback construction was completed, the slope was backfilled.
Subsequent slope inclinometer readings indicate that slope movement has ceased. The condominiums were releveled and restored by others. |
