Rubble wall design
Rubble wall design
(OP)
Hi,
I'm looking for design of rubble wall, especially on the size of rock & thickness of the wall with respect to the wall height. How does the friction between the rocks & strength of the cement mortar come into play? Is there any documentation on the mechanism of a rubble wall? I come acrossed references for gravity walls but there's no in depth explaination on how the rocks are held together.
In fact, I have the same question for gabions; how's the wire mesh cage is designed &
what size of rocks to be used?
I'm looking for design of rubble wall, especially on the size of rock & thickness of the wall with respect to the wall height. How does the friction between the rocks & strength of the cement mortar come into play? Is there any documentation on the mechanism of a rubble wall? I come acrossed references for gravity walls but there's no in depth explaination on how the rocks are held together.
In fact, I have the same question for gabions; how's the wire mesh cage is designed &
what size of rocks to be used?





RE: Rubble wall design
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I may add that the analysis specifications customary in Spain -mostly derived through recommended code PIET-70- , be for rammed earth, adobe, brick, stone or masonry units are just the same. Only the material characteristics cause different results.
RE: Rubble wall design
As far as rock size is concerned, you should use the biggest rocks available. The grout is mainly used to resist shearing forces and to hold the rocks together - it has very little tensile strength.