This is an extremely popular system offering benefits that include zero lot lines a vertical wall face and a range of possible finishes.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall section detail.
Cantilever retaining wall are usually of reinforced concrete and work on the principles of leverage.
Curb or curb and gutter adjacent to roadway and or sidewalk across bridge standards roadway sections 6 1 1985.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Backfilling against reinforced concrete retaining walls shall not be permitted until the concrete has reached its 28 day strength.
Pier and pile foundations 11.
Gabion walls 16.
The material on the back face is called backfill.
Wood retaining walls 14.
Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls consist of a relatively thin stem and a base slab.
Typical backfill and drainage detail.
Counterfort retaining walls 12.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
The use of wsdot standard plan reinforced concrete retaining walls and traffic barrier details for reinforced concrete retaining wallsshall be limited as follows.
Cantilever retaining wall is the most common type of earth retaining structure.
This tek contains details for various types of concrete masonry foundation walls with accompanying text as appropriate.
The heel is the part of the base under the backfill.
Types of reinforced concrete retaining walls are cantilever retaining walls and counterfort retaining walls.
Wall types 1 2 7 and 8 may be used if no traffic barrier is attached on top of the wall.
Retaining wall are generally used to retain earth or other material to maintain unequal levels on two faces.
Designing the cantilever wall stem 9.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
2 5 clear to strength steel 5 12 rather than the designed 5 10 bending strength of the section has been reduced by about 16.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Reinforced concrete approach slab 30 ft.
Functions and parts of these retaining walls are discussed.
It has much thinner stem and utilize the weight of the backfill soil to provide most of the resistance to sliding and overturning.
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Care shall be taken to avoid exerting large impact forces on the wall.
Cantilevered tilt up walls 13.