The system consists of dry cast concrete blocks that are placed without mortar dry stacked and rely on their keyed interface and mass to resist overturning and sliding.
Concrete block retaining wall design.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
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Soil bearing and stability 8.
Proper machines or tools should be selected and used for this.
How to do it build and prep footing.
Build the footing and insert.
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Design procedure overview 3.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Foundation soil preparation for concrete block retaining walls.
As you lay the second course of block insert weep holes 3 4 inch pipe into the mortar every third.
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Lay out the wall and excavate the slope and the footing trench.
A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion to eliminate a hard to mow slope to add a planting bed or to level an ideal patio area.
Scrape off excess mortar.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.