BU562 Low retaining walls
- Abbreviation
- BU562(2013)
- Valid from
- 1/08/2013
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Information type
- BRANZ Bulletin,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
This bulletin provides guidance for builders, designers and building owners on the construction of retaining walls that are less than 1.5 m in height and are not subject to surcharges or additional loads.
Scope
The bulletin covers:
- design considerations
- general construction
- retaining wall types, including mass gravity walls, segmental retaining walls, mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) retaining walls, crib walls, cantilever walls and gabion walls
- drainage.