RETAINING WALLS DESIGN

Retaining walls are relatively rigid walls used for supporting soil laterally so that it can be retained at different levels on the two sides. Retaining walls are structures designed to restrain soil to a slope that it would not naturally keep to (typically a steep, near vertical or vertical slope).

TYPES

Typical retaining wall types are as follows.

• Gravity wall
• Piling wall
• Cantilever wall
• Anchored wall

Other types include following.

• King Post
• Pre-Cast L Shape
• Inclined
• Reinforced Block
• Criblock
• Masonry

GEOCONSOL SERVICES:

At GEOCONSOL, we deliver a tailored suite of the following services to accommodate project geology, complexity, diverse design solutions, and safety requirements.

• Preliminary review of the ground conditions
• Advice on additional geotechnical information required as per Project Specifications or Standards
• Advice on suitability of foundation type
• Tender design advice of foundations for buildings, bridges, retaining walls, noise walls, barriers, light poles
• Detailed design advice of foundations for buildings, bridges, retaining walls, noise walls, barriers, light poles
• Construction phase services including verification of ground conditions adopted in foundation design, insitu testing to verify ground conditions and reporting.
• Foundation design optimization
• Independent review of footings design by others
• Proof Engineering

GEOCONSOL, has certified resources to provide the above services.