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.
Block retaining wall design guide.
Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding.
The main considerations are.
Although they are most common for homes built on hills or sloping properties retaining wall blocks also provide creative design options for planter areas elevated landscapes and other more visual applications.
Updated in 2020 it concisely describes the retaining wall design components and related design theory based on accepted.
A simple retaining wall design and build guide.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits.
The material being retained the height of the water table the general geographical form of the location the bearing capacity of the earth the wall is going be sitting on and the height of the wall.
Learn more about gravity wall construction.
Gravity walls rely on their own weight and setback to hold up the soil behind them.
Keystone design manual keywallpro operating guide.
Retaining walls are required for slopes and structural purposes as they use footings to hold a wall in place and better retain soil.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Contents include design details such as.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Design procedure overview 3.
We have produced a simple design guide for retaining walls.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Corners curves steps terraces and free standing walls in addition to sections on design considerations and design charts.
Soil bearing and stability 8.