Rubble walls are effective retaining wall systems but become more and more costly as the height of the wall increases.
Concrete rubble retaining wall.
Rubble walls provide a unrivaled natural and classic look that is hard to achieve with other wall systems.
For extra stability put down a layer of gravel or.
Rubble walls typically have a concrete footing and the footing width is 6 12 wider than the base of the wall.
Embedded footing cantilever walls may be built from round or square h5 treated timber or precast concrete poles or i beams.
They are built from solid concrete or rock rubble mortared together.
The base of a rubble wall is usually around 1 2 of the height of the wall.
The wall acts as one mass to resist the thrust from the backing and is much more stronger than dry stone masonry wall.
The stability of the wall depends entirely upon its dead weight.
Wide footing cantilever retaining walls may be built using in situ reinforced concrete or precast masonry blocks.
Gravity walls are the earliest known retaining structures.
Design considerations gravity retaining walls will vary in height depending on the application.
Therefore they are usually not reinforced with steel.
Brick masonry stone masonry or plain concrete retaining walls.
The lateral forces from backfill is resisted by the weight of wall itself and due to their massive nature they develop little or no tension.
Gravity walls are typically wider at the bottom and taper down as we work to the top of the wall.
Gravity walls can be built out of various materials including concrete stone rubble granite rubble gabion baskets or modular block.