Segmental Block Retaining Wall Design
Designing retaining walls the design process for a segmental retaining wall typically has a wall design engineer or site civil engineer responsible for the wall design envelope.
Segmental block retaining wall design. Segmental retaining wall is constructed of large number of collected dry masonry blocks. Introduction segmental retaining walls are modular block retaining walls used for vertical grade change applications. Geotechnical engineers should be hired to evaluate the overall stability of the site. Segmental retaining walls are generally installed with a small horizontal setback between units creating a wall batter into the retained soil ω in figure 2.
The wall batter compensates for any slight lateral movement of the srw face due to earth pressure and complements the aesthetic attributes of the srw system. These masonry blocks are significantly economical and effective for segmental retaining wall construction and it is also broadly accepted.