Forces on retaining walls 6.
Vertical sleeper retaining wall design guide.
The second way to build a sleeper wall is to stand them vertically a vertical walls means you can vary the height of it in different places and even create a curved rather than straight wall.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
My only concern with retaining sleeper walls of height on a slope is that they need good vertical strength.
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.
If you are stacking the sleepers horizontally on their narrowest side e g.
On the 125mm width on a 250mm x 125mm sleeper and two or more sleepers high then you will need to support the sleeper with vertical posts to stop them being toppled over by the weight of the soil or whatever.
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Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Strengthen the sleepers especially if it s a straight wall from behind with metal posts.
Design procedure overview 3.
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If the wall has corners this may not be necessary.
Simply dig a hole and fix the vertical retaining posts.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
I m not sure how much the posts would increase the support of the wall.
In the past i have used a combination of the t pieces you.
Concrete sleeper s a.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.