Civil Engineering

  What is a retaining wall? Retaining wall is a structure that are designed and constructed to withstand lateral pressure of soil or hold back soil materials. The lateral pressure could be also due to earth filling, liquid pressure, sand, and other granular materials behind the retaining wall structure. There are various types of retaining wall structures which are used for numerous goals. Types of Retaining Walls Gravity Retaining Wall Crib Retaining Wall Gabion Retaining Walls Cantilever Retaining Wall Counter-fort / Buttressed Retaining Wall Anchored Retaining Wall Piled Retaining Wall Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining wall Hybrid Systems 1. Gravity Retaining Wall Gravity retaining wall depends on its self weight only to resist lateral earth pressure. Commonly, gravity retaining wall is massive because it requires significant gravity load to counter act soil pressure. ...