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Concrete hollow block wall design.
It eliminates slopes of earth or earth fill materials.
The columns rest on 80cm x 80 cm reinforced concrete footings.
They are the standard sized rectangular hollow blocks made of cast concrete of high or low density.
For high density blocks portland cement and aggregate usually sand and fine gravel are used as a raw material.
In this case the top of the excavation is sometimes.
A concrete masonry unit cmu is a standard size rectangular block used in building construction cmus are some of the most versatile building products available because of the wide variety of appearances that can be achieved using them.
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Those that use cinders fly ash or bottom ash as an aggregate material are called cinder blocks in the united states breeze blocks breeze is a synonym of.
The construction of the wall consists of panels of hollow blocks between 30 20 cm concrete columns.
Each block provides the option of round smooth face or flat rock face surface.
The blocks rest on a slightly shallower reinforced concrete footing.
Construction of concrete.
However hollow concrete block walls are not structurally very strong and will not resist the flexural stress that a wall is subjected to causing them to collapse easily.
The block is aesthetically pleasing and versatile.
Advantages of applications of concrete block retaining wall.
Building walls using hollow concrete block is an economical means to creating a structure.
With respect to its looks concrete stretcher block is relatively the same with common hollow block but their faces are laid parallel with respect to the face of the wall.
Watch the video below to learn how to build a reinforced concrete block retaining wall.
Alongside every masonry units stated above these concrete blocks come with reinforcing bars and approved mortar and paste or adhesive material.
The concrete foundation needed to support a cement block wall is usually created by pouring concrete into a hollow form lining the sides of the excavation trench but the concrete can also simply be poured into the trench a common scenario for construction of a freestanding landscape wall.
This type of retaining wall is very easy to build and is economical compared to many other construction methods.
Concrete block retaining wall is simple and easy to construct.
It is durable compared to other types of retaining walls.
The design of the block gives flexibility to create corners curves and a creative design.
The hollow block can be attractively planted to produce an enhanced softer living wall.
It will explain the design principles and will go through the process step by step.
For low density blocks industrial wastes such as fly ash or bottom ash are used as the primary raw materials and are often called cinder blocks breeze blocks in different parts of.
The columns are spaced about three meters apart.
It retains backfill materials.
