pools

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pools
i have had a request to design a pool wall using cmu. i have no problems running the calcs, but i was wondering about durability, etc. client says he is going to use a liner, so i wouldnt think that water from the pool would be an issue. i am worried about water from the soil side. any recomendations?
why worry?  all reinforcement will be in grouted cells.
make sure you have good drainage in the backfill no matter if there is a liner or not.  you also need to design the wall as if it were retaining the 62.4pcf of the pool.
the empty pool with lateral soil pressure in a saturated condition is usually the controlling case.  check bouyancy in that case also and increase the mass to negate "floating the pool" out of the saturated ground.