Measure the length of the wall setting the posts to match the sleeper sizes.
Wooden sleeper retaining wall design guide.
Specifications for various wall heights design specs and materials to be used are on their own page so if you need to take a further look.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
How to build a wood retaining wall that will not lean part.
Figure 2 log and sleeper retaining walls figure 3 stable zone forces regardless of the construction material it is worthwhile to understand the forces that have to be resisted so that they may be reduced to reasonable levels or allowed for in the wall design.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
I worked out i need 15 sleepers 2400mm long plus six each of 1200 and 1800mm for about 16 metres of wall with steps set in one panel.
Having fixed the sleepers in place and set the concrete you can also connect the backs of the sleepers together with lengths of wood metal strips or wire.
How to build a sleeper retaining wall retaining walls are never cheap or easy but building one from timber railway sleepers is probably as cheap and easy as you are likely to find.
Construction of retaining walls in different regional city councils have different rules and regulations to follow when building a retaining wall.
Design procedure overview 3.
That will help to strengthen the retaining sleeper wall if there is any pressure at any one point by soil pushing the sleepers forward.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
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How to build a timber retaining wall easy as guide mitre 10.
Multiply the spacings between posts by the number of vertical sleepers to find how many you need.
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A 2m sleeper weights 74kg and a 2 4m sleepers weights 90kg this needs to be taken into consideration before planning a wall so if space is tight lighter is usually better.
How to build 6x6 wood retaining wall pdf woodworking.
Should i build a six foot retaining wall made out of 4x4 s.
As the sleepers are simply screwed together their construction is well within the abilities of most people without any specialist building experience.
Sleeper retaining walls 101.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
But the individual pieces can be very large and heavy.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
The vertical load of the soil and whatever rests upon it generates.
To secure the lengths in place you will need reinforcing bars and a large drill bit to create the holes for the bars.