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Earth Pressure and Retaining Wall Design

<DATAsheet > CEMENT CONCRETE & AGGREGATES AUSTRALIA Knowledge - Sharing Information Leading Surcharge (cars, people, etc) Surcharge (cars, people, etc) Weight of wall and soil resisting overturning Friction resisting sliding Passive earth pressure resisting sliding Soil bearing pressure Soil Active earth pressures causing overturning and sliding Surcharge Soil Surcharge Active earth pressures causing overturning -- Typical concrete encasement (optional) Passive earth pressures resisting overturning --- Optional capping 290 Sloping backfill or 190 surcharge Surcharge (cars, people, etc) Weight of wall, footing and soil resisting overturning Soil Surcharge Active earth pressures Friction resisting slidingausing overturning and sliding Passive earth pressure resisting sliding Soil bearing pressure 2200 to 3400 O Catch drain where required. Seal surface with compacted clay or similar (protect from erosion) Reinforced and grouted blockwork cores Gravel drainage material and agricultural pipes with falls to outlet Footing reinforcement extending into wall Varies ---