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Retaining Wall

L-shaped retaining walls are a type of cantilever retaining wall made of precast concrete segments. They are designed according to Eurocode standards to retain material with safety factors of 2 for overturning and 1.5 for sliding. The precast segments need to be anchored into a concrete foundation to resist these forces. Typical foundations are designed based on ground conditions and loading. L-shaped walls can have the retained material sit on top of the foundation or be inverted with a larger foundation to reduce excavation when space is limited.

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Retaining Wall

L-shaped retaining walls are a type of cantilever retaining wall made of precast concrete segments. They are designed according to Eurocode standards to retain material with safety factors of 2 for overturning and 1.5 for sliding. The precast segments need to be anchored into a concrete foundation to resist these forces. Typical foundations are designed based on ground conditions and loading. L-shaped walls can have the retained material sit on top of the foundation or be inverted with a larger foundation to reduce excavation when space is limited.

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About L-shaped retaining walls

L shape retaining walls are a cantilever type and provide an economical solution for many
projects.

Typically, L-shaped retaining walls are manufactured using pre-cast concrete and deigned to
BS EN 1997-1:2004-Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical design with the UK National Annex and BS EN
1992-1 :2004 – Eurocode 2 – Design of concrete structures with the UK National Annex.

Precast concrete L shape walls are designed to retain material. However, to resist overturning
and sliding with a factor of safety of 2 for overturning and 1.5 for sliding the wall units need to
be anchored into a plain or reinforced foundations.

The reinforcement cover is 45mm and a C50/60 concrete is used in the manufacture of the wall
units. The walls are suitable for the following exposure conditions. XC3/XC4, XD3, XS3, XF4 as
detailed in BS8500-1:2006.

Foundation design

The foundation size and shape will depend on the ground conditions and load case.

The L-shaped units are bolted down onto the foundation using resin anchor bolts.

An alternative type is a cast in precast concrete retaining wall. These are used for heavy
surcharge loads.

Without a design, your retaining wall can fail.

 
The L-shaped retaining wall can be designed with the retained earth sitting on top of the
foundation or the retaining wall can be inverted. The inverted method requires a larger
foundation but saves on excavation and can be used on boundary lines.

Standard L shape dimension table


Height Base Width Length Stem Thickness Weight

1.2m 1.0m 1.0m 100mm 600kg

2.0m 1.0m 1.0m 100mm 800kg

2.4m 1.0m 1.0m 100mm 900kg

3.0m 1.4m 1.0m 100mm 1250kg

3.6m 1.85m 1.0m 150mm 2160kg

4.0m 1.85m 1.0m 150mm 2310kg

4.5m 1.85m 1.0m 150mm 2490kg

5.0m 1.9m 1.0m 200mm 3290kg

5.5m 1.9m 1.0m 200mm 33530kg

6.0m 2.6m 1.0m 200mm 6000kg


Precast L shape retaining walls design guide

Height
(mm) 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 4000 5000

Width
(mm) 350 600 850 1150 1600 1600 2100 2300

Length
(mm) 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

Unit
Weight
(kg) 380 740 1100 1630 2440 3000 5350 9990

Base Width
(mm) 650 900 1150 1750 2000 2000 2600 2800

Base Depth
(mm) 200 250 300 300 350 350 400 500

10kn/ 10kn/
Surcharge m² m² 10kn/m² 10kn/m² 10kn/m² 10kn/m² 10kn/m² 10kn/m²

Factor Of
Safety M=1.5 M=1.5 M=1.5 M=1.5 M=1.5 M=1.5 M=1.5 M=1.5

The design uses well-graded, granular backfill with the back of the wall having drainage to
relieve hydrostatic pressure.
The design table above show indicative designs for L shape retaining walls based upon a base
material with allowable bearing pressure of >200kPa.

All indicative information presented in this table is based upon assumed loading and ground
conditions. This table is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change following a
detailed, site-specific design developed by an approved structural engineer.

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