Retaining and Flood Walls





Section I. Types of Retaining Walls

2-1. Common Types of Retaining Walls. The most common types of retaining

walls are gravity concrete, cantilever T-type reinforced concrete, and cantilever

and anchored sheet pile walls. Gravity and cantilever reinforced concrete

walls are covered in this manual and illustrated in Figure 2-1. Alternate

types of retaining walls, including mechanically stabilized backfill and

precast modular gravity walls, are covered in Chapter 10. An example of one

type of alternate retaining wall is shown in Figure 2-1. Counterfort and

buttressed reinforced concrete walls are less commonly used and are not specifically

discussed in this manual. Much of the conceptual information and

the information in Chapters 3 and 9 is applicable to all types of walls.


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