Web Definition: Retaining Wall
A retaining wall is a structure to provide a barrier to downslope movement of soil, rock, or water. stone, brick, concrete or steel sheet piles. In recent years, railroad ties have been a popular material for these walls. Some masonry walls are dry-laid & some are mortar-laid. If dry-laid, then the placement of the elements is especially important. There is a definite science to building retaining walls, but they are often built without proper knowledge of the technology & so often fail. The most important consideration is that any material behind a retaining wall is attempting to flow downslope due to gravity & this creates a horizontal soil pressure behind the wall, smallest at the top & increasing toward the bottom. Also any groundwater behind the wall causes a horizontal hydraulic pressure on the wall. In a gravity wall, if the resulting net force vector of the vertical weight & the horizontal force of the fill material is within the middle 1/3 of the retaining wall, there will only be compressive stress inside the wall.
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