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Vertical sleeper retaining wall design guide.
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.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
If you are stacking the sleepers horizontally on their narrowest side e g.
In the past i have used a combination of the t pieces you.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
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.
Jul 21 2016 explore david bloy s board vertical railway sleeper retaining walls on pinterest.
I m not sure how much the posts would increase the support of the wall.
Simply dig a hole and fix the vertical retaining posts.
My only concern with retaining sleeper walls of height on a slope is that they need good vertical strength.
Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall.
July 9 2017 at 12 12 pm it really depends a lot on the height of the retaining wall.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Strengthen the sleepers especially if it s a straight wall from behind with metal posts.
If the wall has corners this may not be necessary.
Design procedure overview 3.
Concrete sleeper s a.