Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Concrete block retaining wall design uk.
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.
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The examples below are 1 0 1 5 1 8 2 4 3 0 and 4 8m high wall.
Reference guide for designing retaining walls using interlocking concrete blocks document no.
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A garden retaining wall of up to 400mm high can be built out of a single skin wall of facing bricks or concrete block.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Interlocking retaining wall block uk for garden landscaping soil erosion control.
A wall any higher than this needs to be thicker and there are several ways of achieving this.
We have written a section on retaining wall design and how the different types of walls work.
Reinforced earth walls can be built to 15 20m high and is a very economical solution to high retaining walls.
The terra force l15 interlocking mortarless concrete hollow block retaining wall system provides the solution to projects requiring soil retaining walls erosion protection garden terracing and reinforced slopes.
The concrete block act as a protective facing to the wall and allow the reinforced earth wall be built safely.
Calculations available for reinforced concrete reinforced masonry and gabion retaining walls.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Uses range from landscaping garden walls and terraces as well as civil engineering projects.
Three kinds of reinforced masonry walls are supported.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Retaining wall solutions uk types.
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.
Design procedure overview 3.
Higher walls can be constructed using geo mats to construct reinforced earth walls.
The retained material is assumed to be well graded granular backfill with back of wall drainage or weep holes to relieve hydrostatic pressure.