Any anchorbloc retaining wall exceeding 1 5 metres tall will require an independent design completed by a chartered professional engineer and will require a building consent from the local council.
Concrete block retaining wall design guide.
Design manual for segmental retaining walls third edition.
Manual 55 design and construction of concrete masonry buildings is a comprehensive guide aimed at assisting engineers architects and builders with the design and construction of concrete masonry walls in accordance with relevant australian standards.
The concrete block act as a protective facing to the wall and allow the reinforced earth wall be built safely.
This is not meant to be a final authority as each project has its own set of unique situations.
Simac specifying segmental retaining walls landscape architecture march 1994.
Walling guide no 4.
Construction of concrete block retaining wall with steps.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Including masonry blocks masonry bricks fire and acoustic wall systems segmental block retaining walls and paving products.
Retaining wall system field installation guidelines 7 design guide and software the table below is a guide outlining the documentation required when constructing an anchorbloc wall.
Cmaa s manuals and documents in this section relate to concrete blocks and concrete masonry walling.
The table gives you a number of wall heights and the number and size of blocks required for the height of the wall.
National concrete masonry association 2009.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Concrete block retaining wall construction consists of number of phases including excavation foundation soil preparation retaining wall base construction concrete block unit placement grouting and drainage system installation.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
The intent of this material is to communicate the best practices for design of segmental retaining walls srw as determined by allan block corporation based on 25 plus years of research design and field experience.
These phases are explained briefly.
Design for earth loads retaining walls which set out a design methodology and safe load tables for these structures.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Reinforced earth walls can be built to 15 20m high and is a very economical solution to high retaining walls.
You can use the concrete lego block retaining wall design table above as a guide.
Design procedure overview 3.
The geo mat is attached to the blocks with galvanized steel fixing.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
N ultimate load design with material factors based on characteristic soil properties partial load factors consistent with as 1170 1 and structure designs to as 3700 and as 3600.