July 9 2017 at 12 12 pm it really depends a lot on the height of the retaining wall.
Vertical sleeper retaining wall design guide.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
If you are stacking the sleepers horizontally on their narrowest side e g.
If the wall has corners this may not be necessary.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
My only concern with retaining sleeper walls of height on a slope is that they need good vertical strength.
In the past i have used a combination of the t pieces you.
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.
Simply dig a hole and fix the vertical retaining posts.
Concrete sleeper s a.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Design procedure overview 3.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Strengthen the sleepers especially if it s a straight wall from behind with metal posts.
On the 125mm width on a 250mm x 125mm sleeper and two or more sleepers high then you will need to support the sleeper with vertical posts to stop them being toppled over by the weight of the soil or whatever.
I m not sure how much the posts would increase the support of the wall.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall.
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