NOTES ON RETAINING WALL COSNTRUCTION

NOTE:

· ALL DIMENSIONS GIVEN IN METRIC UNITS UNLESS MENTIONED OTHERWISE.

· ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT SRI LANKAN AND
BRITISH STANDARDS/ CODES OF PRACTICE

· CHARACTERISTIC CUBE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE TO BE 25N/mm2 (C25) AS PER BS EN 206-1 WITH A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE
OF NOT GREATER THAN 20mm.

· NO CONCRETE IS TO BE POURED UNTIL THE REINFORCEMENT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.

· CONCRETE CLEAR COVER:

ALL FACES - 2"

· EXPOSED CONCRETE SURFACES SHOULD BE COVERED WITH DAMP ABSORBENT MATERIAL AFTER PLACING CONCRETE. THEY
SHOULD BE KEPT CONTINUOUSLY WET BY FREQUENT SPRING OF WATER. (MINIMUM PERIOD OF CURING IS 4 DAYS)

· VERTICAL FORMWORK MUST BE REMOVED AFTER A MINIMUM OF 12 HOURS.

· UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, MINIMUM LAP IN REINFORCEMENT MUST NOT BE LESS THAN 50X SMALLER BAR DIAMETER AND
ANCHORAGE LENGTH TO BE 50X BAR DIAMETER.

· THE RETAINING WALLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED USING THE FOLLOWING PRESUMPTIVE SOIL PROPERTIES BASED ON VISUAL
OBSERVATIONS.

ϕ = 5°
c = 10 N/mm2
qallow = 175 kN/mm2
qsurcharge = 5 kN/mm2
10
β = 22.5°
ρsoil = 18 kN/m2
ρwater = 10 kN/m2
ρsubmerged = 21 kN/m2

· CONTRACTOR MUST TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE STORMWATER DIVERSION SYSTEM DURING
CONSTRUCTION.

ABBREVIATIONS: NOTE ON GRANULAR FILL

· THK - THICKNESS GRANULAR FILL MUST CONSIST OF AGGREGATE BASE COURSE (ABC).

· T - HIGH YIELD STEEL OF

GRADE B500B AS PER BS4449:2005
OF CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH OF NOTE ON GEO-TEXTILE
500N/mm2.
· GEOTEXTILE MUST BE LAPPED AT LEAST 600mm.
· C/C - CENTER TO CENTER
· CONTINUOUS NON-WOVEN NEEDLE PUNCHED, 100% POLYPROPYLENE,
· MIN - MINIMUM UV STABILIZED (155 gsm) GEO-TEXTILE TO BE USED. (TENCATE
POLYFELT TS 30 OR EQUIVALENT)
· MAX - MAXIMUM

· MDD - MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY

· EGL - EXISTING GROUND LEVEL

· B/W - BOTH WAYS

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1800 400 300
1:100 SLOPE

max. surcharge = 5kPa

4" UPVC T1000
DRAIN PIPE
@ 3m c/c

470 GRANULAR FILL

GEO TEXTILE
4" UPVC T1000
weep holes at
6000 (MAX)

1m c/c b/w 600

600
1:100 SLOPE
600

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RETAINING WALL DETAIL
827
Main RF: T10-100
Distribution RF: T10-200
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400
100 200 100

200
300

100

50mm THK.SCREED CONCRETE

TYPICAL DRAIN DETAIL

T10-150 B/W

R/F DETAIL OF
TYPICAL DRAIN DETAIL

500 500 500 1000(MIN.)

1000 (MIN.)

ELEVATIONAL VIEW OF
WEEPHOLE ARRANGEMENT