Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Retaining wall design guide australia.
Concrib are fully licensed with the queensland building and construction commission formerly bsa and a member of queensland master builders association the civil contractors federation and the urban development institute of australia and are fully compliant.
Design procedure overview 3.
Heathstone this refined small face retaining wall range features a sharp framed split face is ideal for creating smart contemporary lines.
Walling guide no 4.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
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.
Gravity walls rely on their own weight and setback to hold up the soil behind them.
Design for earth loads retaining walls which set out a design methodology and safe load tables for these structures.
Learn more about gravity wall construction.
For simplicity it is based on installing a 1 metre high retaining wall with 2 metre sleepers.
This guide is a basic outline of how to install a concrete retaining wall.
If you are not sure of your site conditions we recommend being conservative with your retaining wall heights or use geogrid in your retaining wall.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
All nu line retaining walls are manufactured in.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Walling guide no 4.
For different wall heights please adjust the figures accordingly.
Please note that the gravity wall chart provided has specific heights for specific site and soil conditions.
Design for earth loads retaining walls which set out a design methodology and safe load tables for these structures.
As 4678 2002 earth retaining structures standards australia reinforced concrete masonry cantilever retaining walls design and construction guide concrete masonry association of australia ma51 segmental concrete reinforced soil retaining walls design and construction guide concrete masonry association of australia ma52.
To start establish the line of the wall excavating 200mm behind it then use a laser level or dumpy to set the finished height of the wall either end setting out a stringline as a guide.
Be sure to install drainage behind the wall using geotech filter cloth agflo pipe and gravel says frank.
If engineered and built correctly a retaining wall should last at least 100 years and that s why compliance is so critical.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
