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Wooden sleeper retaining wall design guide.
The vertical load of the soil and whatever rests upon it generates.
Multiply the spacings between posts by the number of vertical sleepers to find how many you need.
That will help to strengthen the retaining sleeper wall if there is any pressure at any one point by soil pushing the sleepers forward.
Sleeper retaining walls 101.
Measure the length of the wall setting the posts to match the sleeper sizes.
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.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Should i build a six foot retaining wall made out of 4x4 s.
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So with the construction of a closed face wooden retaining wall whether you are using old railway sleepers treated sleepers or logs or even just hardwood sleepers the process is basically the same it s.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Construction of retaining walls in different regional city councils have different rules and regulations to follow when building a retaining wall.
How to build a timber retaining wall easy as guide mitre 10.
Types of retaining walls choose wisely.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
But the individual pieces can be very large and heavy.
How to build a wood retaining wall that will not lean part.
Design procedure overview 3.
Railway sleeper retaining walls are popular and single lengths of railway sleepers can be used to build a wood retaining wall for the garden.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Specifications for various wall heights design specs and materials to be used are on their own page so if you need to take a further look.
How to build a sleeper retaining wall retaining walls are never cheap or easy but building one from timber railway sleepers is probably as cheap and easy as you are likely to find.
As the sleepers are simply screwed together their construction is well within the abilities of most people without any specialist building experience.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
A 2m sleeper weights 74kg and a 2 4m sleepers weights 90kg this needs to be taken into consideration before planning a wall so if space is tight lighter is usually better.
Soil bearing and stability 8.