Retaining Wall - Definition and Types of Retaining Walls | Ret Wall
A retaining wall is a structure that retains (holds back) any material (usually earth) and prevents it from sliding or eroding away. It is designed so that to resist the material pressure of the material that it is holding back. An earth retaining structure can be considered to have the following types: Pre-stressed retaining wall
Gravity Walls
Reinforced Gravity Walls
Concrete Cantilever retaining wall
Counter-fort / Buttressed retaining wall
Precast concrete retaining wall
Prestressed retaining wall