U.

S ARMY CORPS OF
UNBALANCE SCOUR WALL
RETAINING WALL DESIGN PARAMETERS FILLING DEPTH IF CONSTRUCT
ENGINEERS
MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT
GRAVEL BACKFILL TO WITHIN 300MM
FROM THE TOP OF WALL AND MINIMUM RW TYPE H Tf Hs B Lh Tb Lto Ts Tt a b c d e f g h HEIGHT(M) REQUIRED(M) PURPOSE
OF 100MM BELOW THE DRAIN PIPE . RW# 1 1500 1500 1500 1500 STORM PROT
RW# 2 SLIDING PROT
RW# 3
BACKFILLING MATERIAL RW# 4
RW# 5
RW# 6
100MM THICK
PCC WALL CAP RW# 7
BACKFILLING
HIEGHT RW# 8
W9
RW# 9

100
RW# 10
RW# 11
RW# 12
RW# 13
RW# 14
RW# 15
RW# 16
RW# 17
RW# 18
RW# 19

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FREE DRAINING BACKFILL RW# 20
MATERIAL, SEE NOTE 13 RW# 21
ON THIS SHEET.
RW# 22
RW# 23
RW# 24
RW# 25
RW# 26
RW# 27
W8
RW# 28
RW# 29
RW# 30

NOTE: ALL DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN IN MILIMETER(MM), UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

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W7 NOTE:
1. ALL DIMENSION ARE IN MILLIMETER UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
STONE MASONRY 2. BACKFILLING AGAINST STONE MASONRY CONCRETE RETAINING
RETAINING WALL WALLS SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED UNTIL THE STONE WALL MORTAR
HAS REACHED ITS 14 DAY STRENGTH .
3. HEAVY EQUIPMENTS SHALL MAINTAIN A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE
GEOTEXTILE WRAPPED WALL EQUAL TO THE WALL HEIGHT.
AROUND THE 300MM OF 4. 50MM THICK CONTROL JOINT SHALL NOT BE PLACED MORE THAN
GRAVEL ALONG THE 6000MM O.C.
WALL FULL LENGTH (SEE 5. REGULARLY CURING UP TO 14 DAYS SHALL BE DONE FOR RETAINING
NOTE 14 FOR GRADING). WALLS.
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PERFORATED DRAIN PIPE 6. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO KEEP SAFETY ISSUE DURING

CONNECTED TO THE OUTLETS CONSTRUCTION PHASE ON SITE.
AT EACH END OR WEEP HOLES 7. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO ADJUST UNBALANCE FILLING AGAINST
THE WALL HEIGHT, SLOPE AND SITE CONDITIONS.
@3000MM O.C MAX
8. THE WEEP HOLES ARE COMMONLY SPACED NOT MORE THAN 3 METER
HORIZONTALLY & VERTICALLY.
100

APART VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY.

9. THE BASE OF RETAINING WALL FOOTING SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN
700

THE SCOUR DEPTH BELOW THE NATURAL GRADE.

W10 N.G.L
100

W5 10. MORTAR SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS OF 28

MPa (f'c = 3000 psi) MINIMUM SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AT
28 DAYS, AND MAXIMUM WATER-CEMENT RATIO OF 0.45. (ASTM C39
AND ACI 318)
11. FILTER MATERIAL BEHIND THE WEEP PIPES NEED TO BE CLEAN (#200 < 5%)
12. PER GEOTECHNICAL REPORT, SELECT MATERIAL SHALL BE WELL GRADED
Tf

SOIL SUCH AS GW OR SW, FREE OF ORGANIC MATTER, WITH 75MM MAX.

PARTICLE SIZE & AT LEAST 80% OF MATERIAL SMALLER THAN 19MM IN SIZE
& MATERIAL PASSING NO.200 SIEVE SHALL BE LESS THAN 12%.
13. BACKFILL MATERIAL SHALL BE (ASTM D-2487 AS GW, GW-GM, GW-GC, SW,
SW-SM OR SW-SC AND FREE OF DEBRIS, ROOTS, WOOD, SCRAP MATERIAL,
Tb

VEGETATION, REFUSE, SOFT UNSOUND PARTICLES OR OBJECTIONABLE

W4 W2 W3 MATERIALS), COMPACTED TO 95% OF MODIFIED PROCTOR VALUE PER
ASTM D-1557.
W1 14. WEEP HOLE FILTER MATERIAL GRADING SHALL BE:
150MM THICK PCC BASE LAYER
SIEVE SIZE %FINER
25.4MM 100%
90% COMPACTED SUBGRADE 19MM 70-100%
9.51MM 20-70%
4.76MM 0-50%
2.38MM 0%

SHEET
REFERENCE
NUMBER:

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