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Drainage · Dec 2025 · 8 min read

Cypress Creek wall — what we learned

By Maria Hernandez

A 1,200-foot tied-back flood wall taught us a lot about pre-stressing tieback design and contingency planning.

Full article coming soon. In the meantime, see the excerpt above for the gist.

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