Posted on 08/18/2022 1:23:53 PM PDT by conservative98
That hole, that’s where you put the rattlesnakes. They are available locally.
Use sand so they can be moved later & real wall installed.
“As I recall, the Maginot Line was not a success.”
It’s pretty impressive when on site, especially the tank grabbers that still sit in some people’s yards. My dad’s outfit lost 10 tanks in a few minutes there in one engagement. You are correct that it didn’t change the outcome, though it did slow the advance down in that area.
All fixed positions are usually considered eventual losing propositions. Though Patton did give up on Metz and just moved on, leaving it there useless once he left. The trap of Metz was fighting with it.
Weld them together and use bobcats to fill the lower containers with sand. That should put an end to this.
Kinda hard to move a 40 foot CONEX when it’s full of sand.
You can use “deadman” type anchors to stabilize a vertical wall as long as it's not too high. Just guessing, this will work for up to about 5-6 or so feet of vertical wall.
1. Back cut the embankment about 4 feet beyond where the foot of the wall is placed.
2. Saw some ties into thirds. These will be the dead man anchors. Also saw several railroad ties in half so the layers of ties will be staggered, like setting bricks in a wall.
3. Lay the bottom row of ties on compacted, leveled soil. Level and square to vertical each tie. Drill two or three pilot holes in each tie to drive a rebar spike into the ground. Use a heavy drill and a sledge hammer or larger mallet.
4. You can start backfilling soil now. Tamp it down. Compact it. Tamp some more.
5. Lay the second row on top of the first. First put in a half length tie. Anchor it to the bottom base with a galvanized spike or rebar like the base is anchored. A spike is easier and a rebar is way stronger. I prefer rebar. Lay a deadman with the long end extending horizontally toward the soil bank and outward end flush to the outer tie face. Anchor this down.
6. Lay the next full length tie down. Leave a 1/4 inch or so gap between the deadman and this tie. This is a weep hole for excessive soil moisture. Repeat this until the layer is extended to your length. Don't worry about end trimming until you get the wall constructed.
7. Backfill a soil layer and compact.
8. That's the strategy. Staggered ties like a brick wall and horizontal deadmen extending into the earth bank. Keys to a stable, long lasting wall are compacting soil and anchoring like a maniac and weep holes to reduce water pressure on the wall. Low moisture soil is the wood wall's friend.
9. Eventually a railroad tie wall will wear out. Wood rot will set in. Depending on soil type and climate, this wall will generally last 15-30 years. YMMV.
10. Why use a wood wail instead of concrete? Cost and esthetics are usually the drivers.
“Now imagine me on The Maginot Line...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSSBQWbF7R8
As I understand it, the Maginot Line was a success everywhere it existed. The problem was that it was not extended far enough and it was bypassed. Sort of like the existing border wall.
Tannerite.🤔
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