PDF-Presentations on designing retaining walls

-Seepage behind retaining walls and drainage solutions( available here )

-Earth Pressure and Retaining Wall Design (you can acces the pdf - here )

-Welded Mesh Gabions Retaining Wall Design Guide (you can acces the pdf - here )

-Designing Retaining Walls after Eurocodes(you can acces the pdf-here )

-Segmental Retaining Walls Design(available here )

-Design Theory and sample projects(available here )

-Prevent failure of Retaining Walls (available here )

-Seismic design of Retaining Walls( available here )

-Timber retaining walls design for residential application( available here )

-Design of Brickwork Retaining Walls( available here )

-Concrete retaining walls applications( available here )

-NUMERICAL MODELLING OF SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OF
EARTH-RETAINING WALLS( available here )

-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls-Design and Construction( available here )

-Geotechnical Guide to design a retaining wall( available here ) .

Estimating Lateral Earth Pressures

Lateral earthpressures by sivakugan from Andre Az

Slideshow-Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls

Design of retaining wall from RIZWAN KHURRAM

Choosing the right software for your retaining wall analysis problems

Data needed to perform structural calculations concerning retaining walls

For every structural calculation related  to retaining walls some minimal data are needed from a geotechnical design report such as:

• y-unit weight of the soil behind and in front and at the base of the future wall [SI]=kN/m³;
• Ø-angles of friction of the soils mentioned above [SI]=deg;
• c_u –undrained cohesion strength which is defined as the soil’s interior strength besides its own weight [SI]=kN/m²

With these values known or determined (depending on the ground investigation report) the stuctural engineer can perform basic calculations in order to determine :

Ka-active earth pressure coefficient =>Pa-active earth pressure that will act on the future wall

Kp-passive earth pressure coefficient =>Pp-passive earth pressure that will act on the future wall

(for a detailed presentation on how to proper estimate those coefficients click here or go to the Terms Explanation Post and/or for an automated solution here ! )

and then by proper dimensioning the wall(or even area of reinforcement if needed depending on the type of the wall ) the following design checks can be performed:

• overall failure of the ground containing the wall
• failure of the wall by sliding
• failure of the wall by toppling
• bearing failure of the ground beneath the wall
• structural failure of the wall .

Note:more details on the subjects described above can be accesed by clicking here and following  the chapter 9 of the document!

Complete resume of analysis and design of a retaining wall

Creating a retaining wall subassembly in Autocad Civil 3D

Gabion Walls used for structural purposes in residential project

In the pictures below you can see a truly inspiring example on how gabions can be integrated in the structural design of a residential project,  that enroled the arhitect for a prestigious design prize:

Gabions used for house&landscape design

--> Retaining walls can give your landscape more than extra useable space,a grat way to achieve a thriving garden filled with your favorite vegetation and/or shruberry,  gabions retaining walls are the most suited for your landscape arhitecture and the results can be spectacular from upraised gardens with planters to in-wall seating for around the patio or pool.Their main advantage is that they can be filled with rubble stone or any other material even bricks so that they  can  integrate very well in your desired landscape design and your favorite vegetation can grow on them and improve the overall  design.
Below are some samples of what can be achieved following those guidelines:

Traditional Landscape design by Portland Photographer Grounds by Design - Fine Landscapes