We have written a section on retaining wall design and how the different types of walls work.
Concrete block retaining wall design uk.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
The retained material is assumed to be well graded granular backfill with back of wall drainage or weep holes to relieve hydrostatic pressure.
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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.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
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Higher walls can be constructed using geo mats to construct reinforced earth walls.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
The examples below are 1 0 1 5 1 8 2 4 3 0 and 4 8m high wall.
The geo mat is attached to the blocks with galvanized steel fixing.
The concrete block act as a protective facing to the wall and allow the reinforced earth wall be built safely.
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Concrete block retaining walls our concrete block retaining walls can be used to construct a range of retaining wall structures from 1 0m to 6 0m.
Design procedure overview 3.
Uses range from landscaping garden walls and terraces as well as civil engineering projects.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
To understand how a retaining wall works go to the about us page and download our design guide.
Select a retaining wall type below to learn more about the different retaining walls you can build.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
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