Different types of retaining wall design (Elvina Lorenza)

retaining walls are designed to retain soil against at awkward and non standard angles and uneven terrain. They are particularly useful for bounding soils between surfaces that are severely sloped. Such as on hillside farm, steep hills, countryside landscapes or roadway overpasses.

An important aspect of retaining wall design is to identify the likelihood of the retained material to move downwards due to gravity. The pressure from the soil or other retained material causes tension in the structure and behind the wall. Therefore the retaining wall design must consider loose soils and in some cases water pressure that is likely to occur. The retaining wall design must be able to withstand the pressure to avoid it from cracking or damaging the structure.

Basement walls are a common retaining wall design. They must meet a certain criteria set out by a regulatory building code. The walls should be designed to ensure the building structure is stable and is able to withstand excessive foundation pressure and water uplift. This prevents the building from movement, overturning and sliding from its original foundations.

There are different retaining wall design options. Such as Alfabloc, L-bloc, Shuttabloc, Prestressed Panels, Betaloc and Security Barriers. Each retaining wall design are built for different applications.

Alfabloc is a pre cast retaining wall design system. It is structurally efficient as the units are lowly stressed and provide a robust retaining structure. It features a frictional force down the face of the wall which gives the retaining wall design additional stability. Aflabloc walls can be either placed on concrete hard standing or bolted in place for extra security.

L-bloc retaining wall design is an L - shaped unit. The units are lined, levelled and bolted down together to lay a foundation as large and wide as you require. The units slot next to each almost perfectly to prevent misalignment of the walls during installation. The units are much lighter than a standard reinforced retaining wall design. This in turn reduces transport and installation costs as you would be able to fit more units in one trip and less man power needed to install the units.

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