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When engineering a retaining wall, how much of the height counts towards any load calculations? If the wall is partly buried to get the footer below frost depth, and another part of the wall sticks out entirely above the ground, do you only consider the height that will have air on one side and...

Hey, Thanks, in advance, for any help you may have for me. Started building a tiered retaining wall in my backyard. I am using the pavestone windsor wall block. Plan was to have two 2' tiered retaining walls with the appropriate 4' between them. Halfway done with the 1st tier and am...