Along with concrete sleepers we supply retaining wall posts fence brackets fence posts drainage pipe geo fabric and all other essentials to building your retaining wall.
Concrete sleeper retaining wall design guide.
The durawall concrete sleeper retaining wall can easily be installed by yourself thanks to the slim profile and simple design.
This guide is a basic outline of how to install a concrete retaining wall.
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.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Design procedure overview 3.
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Please ensure you leave 200mm behind the retaining wall area for backfill.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Retaining walls and in particular retaining wall blocks help in beautifying and adding value to your home.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
1m high wall 2m posts.
Real crete structural concrete sleepers are steel reinforced and are manufactured to engineered standards.
Concrete sleeper s a.
Installation guide reinforced concrete sleepers and galvanised steel posts step 1.
Preparing the area clear and level your site where you plan to build the retaining wall.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Another alternative is concrete sleepers.
Structural sleeper woodgrain 1800mm in length structural sleeper smooth face sf 2000mm in length.
They are also the best option when it comes to protecting your home from flooding.
Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall.
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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.
For simplicity it is based on installing a 1 metre high retaining wall with 2 metre sleepers.
Two types of structural sleepers.
As a guide most engineers call for the posts to be buried the same depth as the wall height.
For different wall heights please adjust the figures accordingly.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
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.
Alignment place a star piquet or peg at both ends of the proposed wall.