Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
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Hello Folks-
I'm in need of some math help. I would love to be able to give a rough idea of how much setback in inches is required per course of segmental retaining blocks to achieve a certain batter. For example, if I want to build a wall at an 8:1 batter how much setback in inches per course is required to achieve this? My units are 5" high, if that matters. I've been out of high school too long I think - I can't deduce the proper formulas!
Thanks for any help you all can offer!
I'm in need of some math help. I would love to be able to give a rough idea of how much setback in inches is required per course of segmental retaining blocks to achieve a certain batter. For example, if I want to build a wall at an 8:1 batter how much setback in inches per course is required to achieve this? My units are 5" high, if that matters. I've been out of high school too long I think - I can't deduce the proper formulas!
Thanks for any help you all can offer!





RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
Thanks very much for your help and prompt reply- very generous.
RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
if your course is exactly 5 inches thick, than setback is 5/8 inches
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RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
So cvg- what's the formula there? Is it the obvious-which would be unit height over vertical rise? So setback on a 1H:2V would be 5/2 or 2 1/2"? Spreadsheet is the way to go, I agree. And I should be frank-I am the distributor, but the unit height CAN vary, so the manufacturer has not provided any standard setback based on the 5" I have provided. We have standardized it to avoid confusion.
RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
Batter is 1 foot horizontal for every 8 feet of height.
For a 5" high block, the setback in inches would be
12(5/96) = 5/8" as CVG said.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
@therest - I am on vacation While this was an "easy" one, I sometimes just like to point out that things could be designed before personal computers! One of my university professors was asked to confirm that the top piece of the St Louis Arch would fit - the day before it was to be placed. He did the whole exercize graphically and said it would - and it did!
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The Trigonometry chapter, specifically the inverse Tangent function. The inverse of the Tangent when measured from the bottom of the wall for 8:1 batter will give you Inv. Tangent = (8/1) which is equal to 82.875 Degrees. The horizontal setback depends on this angle and the block height. So for the 82.875 Deg. & 5 inch height, the setback is 5.0/Tan 82.875 = 0.625 inch or 5/8"
Let us try 12:1 and an 8" block. Inv. Tangent (12/1)= 85.2364 Deg. Setback is 8/Tan 85.2364 = 0.667 or 2/3" and so on.
RE: Converting batter and slope to inches of setback per course
I agree with PEinc...the manufacturer/supplier will provide details, and stnd. drawings on how the wall should be constructed.
What is the height of your wall, and does it have a leveling pad?
The modular block walls we are familiar with sometimes have to match the existing ground on the final course, which causes the leveling pad to be placed with step-ins/step-ups in order to tie-in the existing features. This can be tricky.
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Come on guys. . .
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