Construction of concrete block retaining wall with steps.
Concrete block retaining wall design guide.
Design manual for segmental retaining walls third edition.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
The concrete block act as a protective facing to the wall and allow the reinforced earth wall be built safely.
The table gives you a number of wall heights and the number and size of blocks required for the height of the wall.
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.
These phases are explained briefly.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Simac specifying segmental retaining walls landscape architecture march 1994.
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.
This is not meant to be a final authority as each project has its own set of unique situations.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
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.
Standard specification for segmental retaining wall units astm c 1372 04e2.
National concrete masonry association 2009.
The geo mat is attached to the blocks with galvanized steel fixing.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
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.
Cmaa s manuals and documents in this section relate to concrete blocks and concrete masonry walling.
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.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Design for earth loads retaining walls which set out a design methodology and safe load tables for these structures.
Including masonry blocks masonry bricks fire and acoustic wall systems segmental block retaining walls and paving products.
Walling guide no 4.
You can use the concrete lego block retaining wall design table above as a guide.
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.
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.