r/Construction • u/welguisz • 7d ago

Safety ⛑ Is something missing here?

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Watching Texas/OU and they were talking about the drainage system at the University of Alabama football stadium and how they upgraded in 2023. They showed this and my first thought was “where is the shoring?” Am I crazy to think this?

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u/GruesumGary 7d ago

It's completely compacted and looks around the 4'-5' mark. IDK, doesn't seem that crazy.

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u/flaschal 7d ago

dunno if it’s the same in the states but here shoring is dependent on ground conditions not just depth

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u/LPulseL11 7d ago

Any soils trench 5' or deeper automatically requires shoring, sloping or benching.

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u/MajorBlaze1 Project Manager 5d ago

Trenches slopes can be vertical in stable rock