BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-/-/EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SGD CPD Digital - Walls and retaining structures with Paul Hensey FSGD (05.05.2022) - SOLD OUT UID:508 DESCRIPTION:This is a one-day event which will be run at the following times:\n\n5th May 2022 - 10-12.30/ lunch/ 1.30-4.30\n\nPlease note that this event will be recorded and will be made available to delegates after the event. For more information on recording and privacy please click here. Once you have booked onto the event an invitation to the Zoom meeting will be sent 24 hours before the meeting commences with instructions on how to log on. \n\nWalls & retaining structures in gardens and landscapes can be as simple as a few bricks to create an low planted border up to a fully engineered structure for retaining cuttings and stabilising slopes. Wherever there is a change of level ground invariably requires some form of retention. The most common retaining structure is wall. There are many other ways to deal with sloped sites and as well as walls this webinar will look at alternative\, but common solutions.\n\nThis webinar will look at the fundamentals of walls (both retaining and freestanding) including:\n\nMaterials and how and where they might be usedFoundations\, drainage\, and damp proofingWall thickness and heightAlternative systems to brick and blockworkCladdingTimber wallsAlternatives to traditional foundations\, eg ground anchors and platesRetaining systems using different materials and techniques eg earth bags\, geo webs and gabionsA range of construction details will be given for most of the methods illustrated DTSTAMP:20220211T101400Z DTSTART:20220505T091600Z DTEND:20220505T091600Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR