Cinder Block Retaining Wall Design
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Cinder block retaining wall design. Integrate redi rock standard blocks with the entire family of redi rock products to create a seamless structurally sound solution for your next project. A cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on. Cinder block retaining wall design foundation. A cinder block retaining wall requires a bit of heavy lifting and plenty of planning and preparation of the area where you intend to build.
These large wetcast blocks are like one ton lego blocks that interlock to create tall gravity retaining walls. Avoid having downspouts pointed at the retaining wall and if it s against the house keep soil and mulch well below the siding. Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in. A well built cinder block retaining wall can add a sense of a separate secure space within a wider space turn a slope into a garden and add living space by holding back a hillside.
Follow the block manufacturer s instructions for wall height limits. Adbri masonry pty ltd. Reinforced block retaining walls 1st edition. Design build manufacturer of interlocking large concrete blocks for gravity retaining walls security walls railroad flood control and containment bins.
The interlocking retaining wall block can be used to build walls up to 24 to 36 inches high depending on the size of the block. Building code requirements and specification for masonry structures and related commentaries. Without a pressure relief system the weight of the water in the soil would crack or even buckle the wall. Prepare the concrete footing where the cinder block wall will sit.
Available in block widths of 28 41 and 60 inches 710 1030 and 1520. Start the concrete footing by digging the area of the wall a few inches below the frost line the maximum depth in the ground below which the soil does not freeze during the winter consult a structural engineer to design the footing including where to install the vertical reinforcement which usually is placed. Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks. Accessed on 18 th sep.
A retaining wall must provide a way to release the water that builds up in the slope behind it.