This guide is a basic outline of how to install a concrete retaining wall.
Sleeper retaining wall design guide.
Concrete sleeper s a.
Alignment place a star piquet or peg at both ends of the proposed wall.
For simplicity it is based on installing a 1 metre high retaining wall with 2 metre sleepers.
The depth of the trench depends on the height of the wall and the pressure of the earth or material you are retaining.
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That will help to strengthen the retaining sleeper wall if there is any pressure at any one point by soil pushing the sleepers forward.
Construction of retaining walls in different regional city councils have different rules and regulations to follow when building a retaining wall.
A 2m sleeper weights 74kg and a 2 4m sleepers weights 90kg this needs to be taken into consideration before planning a wall so if space is tight lighter is usually better.
For different wall heights please adjust the figures accordingly.
Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall.
Installation guide reinforced concrete sleepers and galvanised steel posts step 1.
This system should equally work in a curved wall situation.