Technical Newsletter

For Retaining Walls and
Concrete Fence Systems

Useful Information on Retaining Walls and Fences

The articles found within these issues are designed to be more techincal in nature. Each issue contains a project profile that features a specific application for segmental retaining walls or modular fence systems.


AB Technical Newsletter Issue 17
Issue 17

1st Quarter 2013

Wall Penetrations for
Retaining Walls

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 16
Issue 16

4th Quarter 2012

AB Fence: Planning for a Successful Sound Barrier

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 15
Issue 15

3rd Quarter 2012

Embedded Blocks Provide Stable Retaining Wall Base

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 14
Issue 14

2nd Quarter 2012

Tiered Retaining Walls & Global Stability

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 13
Issue 13

1st Quarter 2012

SRW’s vs. Cast-In-Place
Walls

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 12
Issue 12

4th Quarter 2011

Allan Block Shows Off the
New AB Fieldstone

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 11
Issue 11

3rd Quarter 2011

Building on Steep Slopes


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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 10
Issue 10

2nd Quarter 2012

No Fines Concrete


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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 9
Issue 9

1st Quarter 2012

AB Fence Gets a Passing
Grade from SCDOT

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 8
Issue 8

4th Quarter 2010

Front Entry of the Cincinnati
Zoo & Botanical Garden

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 7
Issue 7

3rd Quarter 2010

Retaining Walls with
Fences Above

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 6
Issue 6

2nd Quarter 2010

Retaining Walls in
Seismic Zones

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 5
Issue 5

1st Quarter 2010

Creating Ways to Bridge
the Gap

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 4
Issue 4

4th Quarter 2009

Plan, Design and Build with
Allan Block in the UK

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 3
Issue 3

3rd Quarter 2009

Tackle Design Hurdles with Knowledge

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 2
Issue 2

2nd Quarter 2009

Attention is Needed When Building Taller Walls

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AB Technical Newsletter Issue 1
Issue 1

1st Quarter 2009

Successful Projects Start
by Using the Right Tools

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