Thanks RFreund, this is the approach I have now considered. The client has reduced the wall to 800mm which helps and I have told him he must use Jarrah sleepers, 300mm deep with posts concreted into a base behind the wall and tie backs throughout.
I'm not happy with it, though I have justified...
Much obliged.
RFreund - I'm in a monumental battle, google has caused a war, he is a keyboard warrior (like myself now!) and found walls that have been used and is adamant he wants us to design it this way, no matter how I fight he keeps going back to these examples.
As a base I mean a small...
Hi
I am being tasked with designing a retaining wall, 900mm high for a garden wall, using timber sleepers.
I have no idea how to go about this initially, I can get my soil loadings and moment applied, but not sure where to start with my resistance of this, the client is eager to use...
