Strengthen the sleepers especially if it s a straight wall from behind with metal posts.
Vertical sleeper retaining wall design guide.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
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July 9 2017 at 12 12 pm it really depends a lot on the height of the retaining wall.
Concrete sleeper s a.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Select the appropriate design table s depending on whether or not there are fences located above the retaining wall.
Go to section 3 1 or 4 1 of this document for retaining walls without fences above and section 3 2 or 4 2 for retaining walls with fences above up to a maximum of 1 8m high fence.
On the 125mm width on a 250mm x 125mm sleeper and two or more sleepers high then you will need to support the sleeper with vertical posts to stop them being toppled over by the weight of the soil or whatever.
I m not sure how much the posts would increase the support of the wall.
Design procedure overview 3.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
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If you are stacking the sleepers horizontally on their narrowest side e g.
My only concern with retaining sleeper walls of height on a slope is that they need good vertical strength.
The second way to build a sleeper wall is to stand them vertically a vertical walls means you can vary the height of it in different places and even create a curved rather than straight wall.
Simply dig a hole and fix the vertical retaining posts.