Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Concrete block retaining wall design guide.
Design procedure overview 3.
Including masonry blocks masonry bricks fire and acoustic wall systems segmental block retaining walls and paving products.
Standard specification for segmental retaining wall units astm c 1372 04e2.
The table gives you a number of wall heights and the number and size of blocks required for the height of the wall.
Cmaa s manuals and documents in this section relate to concrete blocks and concrete masonry walling.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
These phases are explained briefly.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Any anchorbloc retaining wall exceeding 1 5 metres tall will require an independent design completed by a chartered professional engineer and will require a building consent from the local council.
Retaining wall system field installation guidelines 7 design guide and software the table below is a guide outlining the documentation required when constructing an anchorbloc wall.
The intent of this material is to communicate the best practices for design of segmental retaining walls srw as determined by allan block corporation based on 25 plus years of research design and field experience.
The geo mat is attached to the blocks with galvanized steel fixing.
The design table above presents for the reinforced block retaining walls are indicative designs based upon a base material with allowable bearing pressure of 200kpa.
Concrete block retaining wall construction consists of number of phases including excavation foundation soil preparation retaining wall base construction concrete block unit placement grouting and drainage system installation.
You can use the concrete lego block retaining wall design table above as a guide.
National concrete masonry association 2009.
Simac specifying segmental retaining walls landscape architecture march 1994.
The concrete block act as a protective facing to the wall and allow the reinforced earth wall be built safely.
Design manual for segmental retaining walls third edition.
N ultimate load design with material factors based on characteristic soil properties partial load factors consistent with as 1170 1 and structure designs to as 3700 and as 3600.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Construction of concrete block retaining wall with steps.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Manual 55 design and construction of concrete masonry buildings is a comprehensive guide aimed at assisting engineers architects and builders with the design and construction of concrete masonry walls in accordance with relevant australian standards.
What s in this guide the national masonry blocks and bricks guide this book details a comprehensive selection of decorative structural fire and acoustic walling solutions not available with other materials.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Reinforced earth walls can be built to 15 20m high and is a very economical solution to high retaining walls.