1m high wall 2m posts.
Concrete sleeper retaining wall design guide.
Alignment place a star piquet or peg at both ends of the proposed wall.
Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall.
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The durawall concrete sleeper retaining wall can easily be installed by yourself thanks to the slim profile and simple design.
Retaining walls and in particular retaining wall blocks help in beautifying and adding value to your home.
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Another alternative is concrete sleepers.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
For simplicity it is based on installing a 1 metre high retaining wall with 2 metre sleepers.
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Two types of structural sleepers.
Real crete structural concrete sleepers are steel reinforced and are manufactured to engineered standards.
Go to section 3 1 or 4 1 of this document for retaining walls without fences above and section 3 2 or 4 2 for retaining walls with fences above up to a maximum of 1 8m high fence.
They are also the best option when it comes to protecting your home from flooding.
Concrete sleeper s a.
Installation guide reinforced concrete sleepers and galvanised steel posts step 1.
Concrete sleepers in adelaide come in various colours sizes and textures resembling wood rock and stone.
Please ensure you leave 200mm behind the retaining wall area for backfill.
Post spacing is crucial as sleeper length can vary up to 10mm in length for the no fence install add 30mm to the overall distance and add 40mm if you intend to put fence brackets on top of posts.
As a guide most engineers call for the posts to be buried the same depth as the wall height.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Design procedure overview 3.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Structural sleeper woodgrain 1800mm in length structural sleeper smooth face sf 2000mm in length.
Designed and made in australia pioneer reinforced concrete sleepers are guaranteed for up to 35 years making them the perfect solution for termite proof retaining walls up to 3m high with professional engineering design.
Real crete sleepers can also be individually engineered for use in almost any retaining wall height.
This guide is a basic outline of how to install a concrete retaining wall.
For different wall heights please adjust the figures accordingly.
Earthquake seismic design 7.