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Retaining Walls
354 CHAPTER TEN
10"
VERTICAL BARS
GROUTED INTO
CAVITY BETWEEN
WYTHES
STEM HEIGHT
6"
WEEPS
L
TRANSVERSE
FOOTING BARS
1'-2" 1'-0"
ALTERNATING #4 CONTINUOUS
DOWELS BENT LONGITUDINAL
OR STRAIGHT 7" 8" BARS IN FOOTING
W
Stem Height
2'-0" 2'-8" 3'-4" 4'-0"
W 21 21 24 28
L 12 12 12 16
Dowels #3 at 40 #3 at 40 #3 at 40 #3 at 27
Vertical bars #3 at 40 #3 at 40 #3 at 40 #3 at 27
Transverse
footing bars #3 at 40 #3 at 40 #3 at 40 #3 at 27
Notes: Backfill slope at top of wall is zero, equivalent fluid pressure is 30
psf, surcharge load is zero, masonry is fully grouted. All required dimensions
are in inches.
FIGURE 10-9
Design table for brick retaining walls (adapted from Technical Note 17N, Brick Industry
Association, Reston, VA).
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