Reinforced Concrete Gravity Retaining Wall

In case of masonry retaining wall the thickness of wall increases with height because masonry resists the lateral pressure by its weight.

Reinforced concrete gravity retaining wall.

The base is also divided into two parts the heel and toe. The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria. Gabion walls 16. This greatly minimizes excavation and back filling required by other retaining wall systems.

Reinforced retaining walls reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry walls on spread foundations are gravity structures in which the stability against overturning is provided by the weight of the wall and reinforcement bars in the wall. Wood retaining walls 14. Thus it is also called gravity retaining wall. Refer to figure a 4 for the mass or weight calculations.

Designing the cantilever wall stem 9. The following are the main types of wall. Soil bearing and stability 8. The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.

Criblock is a reinforced concrete retaining wall system. The heel is the part of the base under the backfill. Cantilevered tilt up walls 13. Building codes and retaining walls 5.

One is the check for an overturning moment and the other one is the check for sliding. The heel is the part of the base under the backfill. It s a gravity type wall that uses the mass of the concrete materials compacted within cells for structural stability. Use much less concrete than monolithic gravity walls but require more design and careful construction.

Along with load case 1 horizontal backfill and load case 2 sloped backfill of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical and limited to a vertical. Reinforced concrete retaining wall type 1 and 1sw concrete cantilever wall with flat backfill and flat front face in western wa. There are two checks to consider the stability of the retaining wall. Concrete cantilever retaining wall.

Retaining walls are utilized in the formation of basement under ground level wing walls of bridge and to preserve slopes in hilly terrain roads. Reinforced cement concrete retaining wall cantilever type maximum 6 0 meter height including column load in line. A semi gravity retaining walls additional loading case in the case of semi gravity concrete retaining walls such as standard plan type 1 there is an additional loading case considered. The toe is the other part of the base.

Counterfort retaining walls 12. They consist of a relatively thin stem and a base slab. It s not dependent on tie black or grid systems for wall stabilization. The reinforced concrete retaining wall resists the lateral pressure by structural action such as bending and results in thinner section.

Retaining wall can be built with masonry along with reinforced concrete. Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls consist of a relatively thin stem and a base slab. The weight of the retaining wall including the gravity loads within it plays a vital role in performing the stability check. Earthquake seismic design 7.

Forces on retaining walls 6.