Vertical Sleeper Retaining Wall Design Guide
This guide is a basic outline of how to install a concrete retaining wall.
Vertical sleeper retaining wall design guide. In this case you may need vertical retaining posts or even sleepers along the length of the wall to support the wall from leaning forward. 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. Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall. Preparing the area clear and level your site where you plan to build the retaining wall.
Measure the length of the wall setting the posts to match the sleeper sizes. Multiply the spacings between posts by the number of vertical sleepers to find how many you need. See website page for sizes and details. Ram the pegs into the earth a few inches deep at a distance of 500mm from one end to the other end of the retaining wall.
At wall ends sleeper end should be flush with post and additional screws may be added for extra strength. Soil mechanics simplified 4. I worked out i need 15 sleepers 2400mm long plus six each of 1200 and 1800mm for about 16 metres of wall with steps set in one panel. Soil bearing and stability 8.
Mark the hole for digging. Check level is correct and use 100mm construction screws to secure. Create a string line on the surface and fastened the string to pegs. Installation guide reinforced concrete sleepers and galvanised steel posts step 1.
See more ideas about sleeper retaining wall retaining wall railway sleepers. The area you are planning for landscaping or building the retaining wall with cement sleepers has to be on one level. Earthquake seismic design 7. In this case simply concrete the vertical posts into the ground and fasten the stacked sleepers to the posts with timberlok sleeper screws.
Forces on retaining walls 6. Building codes and retaining walls 5. Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance. Jul 21 2016 explore david bloy s board vertical railway sleeper retaining walls on pinterest.
Please ensure you leave 200mm behind the retaining wall area for backfill. Landscaping screws are great for joining sleepers together. For a continuous longer wall the sleeper end should be in the centre of the post. Alignment place a star piquet or peg at both ends of the proposed wall.
Concrete sleeper s a. For simplicity it is based on installing a 1 metre high retaining wall with 2 metre sleepers. They are screwed in without needing pre drilling and hold sleepers very firmly. There should be a screw added at top and bottom of sleeper face at each post.