A gravity wall h 3m masonry or stone b cantilever wall h 3m and h 6m c counterfort wall h 8m d buttress wall transverse stem support provided on front side e e bridge abutment additional horizontal restraint from bridge deck a gravity wall h 3m masonry or stone.
Buttress retaining wall design example.
Active earth pressure tends to deflect the wall away from the backfill.
Earth pressure is the pressure exerted by the retaining material on the retaining wall this on the retaining wall.
Earth pressure p 8 earth pressure is the pressure exerted by the retaining material on the retaining wall.
However retaining walls can also be constructed for aesthetic landscaping purposes.
Classification of retaining walls.
Active earth pressure or earth pressure pa and passive earth pressure p p.
Retaining wall retains earth when level difference exists between two surfaces.
Counterfort retaining wall rcc buttress wall rcc 3.
Design and detailing of retaining walls for class held from 2 nd april 07.
Design of shear key in case the wall is unsafe against sliding p p p tan2 45 φ 2 h.
1 gravity wall masonry or plain concrete 2 cantilever retaining wall rcc inverted t and l 3 counterfort retaining wall rcc 4 buttress wall rcc.
This pressure tends to deflect the wall outward.
Types of earth pressure.