A Guide to the 3 Key Retaining Wall Variations

Retaining wall are the types of complete walls that have a landscape feature. Typically, they are constructed from substantial wood, masonry block walls, or sturdy in-place concrete.

The following are the 3 key types of retaining walls:

●      Gravity Retaining Wall

The gravity retaining wall's weight is the only thing that can sustain lateral earth pressure. These are frequently enormous because they need a high gravity load to offset horizontal soil pressure. Sliding, overturning, and bearing forces need to be taken into account when constructing a gravity retaining wall.

Stone, concrete, and masonry units are just a few materials that can be used to create these retaining walls.

●      Reinforced Retaining Wall

It has long been known that this retaining wall's soil can be strengthened by using reinforcement. Straws were used to reinforce unburned bricks before the construction of roads, and fascine mattresses supported soft soil deposits. The fundamental idea behind reinforced earth walls is that a mass of soil can be given tensile strength if the lengths of a material that can withstand stress are embedded inside it in the appropriate direction. The use of reinforced earth has been widespread in geotechnical applications.

●      Cantilever Retaining Wall

The base slab and the stem are the two important parts of the mentioned type of retaining walls. Concrete that has been prepared on-site using formwork is frequently used to construct cantilever retaining walls.

A precast retaining wall has the quality that supports its use-case as a cantilever retaining wall. In this retaining wall, a portion of the base slab is positioned beneath the backfill. The vertical portion is the heel, and the other vertical portion is the toe.

A cantilever retaining wall having a length of up to 10 meters is very affordable. As compared to gravity retaining wall, this retaining wall uses less concrete. But in its ideal state, it is carefully constructed to take into consideration many factors.

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