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Brick retaining wall construction details.
Consider the cantilever retaining wall with the cross section shown in the above figure a 1 which retain a 2m depth of soil having the ground water table at rm om 5 68 2 0 hence safe in overturning moment.
Between them is a gap for steel that runs up from the foundation to the top of the wall.
This design is composed of two standard brick walls just inches apart that share the same foundation.
Medium height brick retaining walls typical mass retaining wall details these walls rely mainly on their own mass to overcome the tendency to slide forwards.
Design procedure overview 3.
It should be at least 215mm thick and bonded or made of two separate brick skins tied together.
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Basics of retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Retaining walls can be tricky to build as they need to be strong enough to resist horizontal soil pressure where there are differing ground levels.
Mass retaining walls are not generally considered to be economic over a height of 1800mm when constructed of brick or concrete and 1000mm high in the case of natural stonework.
A retaining wall made entirely out of brick is known as a cavity wall.
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Soil mechanics simplified 4.
One of the things you must get right is the thickness of the wall.
A minimum wall thickness should be 215mm of bonded construction or two separate brick skins tied together see reinforcement this will suffice in most cases where the ground level difference does not exceed one metre and where ground and water pressures are minimal.
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