Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls consist of a relatively thin stem and a base slab.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall details.
It has much thinner stem and utilize the weight of the backfill soil to provide most of the resistance to sliding and overturning.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Retaining wall masonry cantilever.
Designed for effective peak ground acceleration of 0 32g d 10 25 reinforced concrete retaining wall type 4 and 4sw concrete cantilever wall with sloping backfill and sloping front face.
Cantilever retaining wall functions and design considerations.
Care shall be taken to avoid exerting large impact forces on the wall.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Backfilling against reinforced concrete retaining walls shall not be permitted until the concrete has reached its 28 day strength.
Cantilever retaining wall is the most common type of earth retaining structure.
Gravity wall assures its stability by its own weight.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
Counterfort retaining walls 12.
10 types of retaining wall with full details 1 gravity walls.
Designing the cantilever wall stem 9.
Gabion walls 16.
Pier and pile foundations 11.
Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Bid item number description sd drawing method of measurement.
Cantilever retaining wall are usually of reinforced concrete and work on the principles of leverage.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Reinforced concrete cantilever types of retaining wall are recommended for heights up to 7 m.
It is most popular types of retaining wall.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Retaining wall reinforced concrete cantilever sd 7 01.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Heavy equipment shall maintain a distance away from the wall equal to the wall s height.
Cantilevered tilt up walls 13.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall type 3 and 3sw concrete cantilever wall with sloping backfill and flat front face.
The heel is the part of the base under the backfill.