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OpenSpace / ADAC Version v6.0.0

RetainingWall

Represents a linear course of retaining wall.

Geometry: geometry_linear_multipath_complex
ADAC Versions
v4.1 Introduced v4.2 v5.0.1 v6.0.0 LATEST

Attributes

Required and optional XML attributes
Use enum
Required

Context of use for this wall. i.e Terrestrial or Marine

Accepted Values
ValueDescription
Terrestrial Terrestrial (land based) revetment wall
Freshwater Freshwater revetment wall. Designed to cope with freshwater flood levels. Also engineered walls for pools and ponds.
Marine Marine revetment wall
Material enum
Required

The material/type of Retaining Wall eg: Rock, Conc. Block, Conc. Crib

Accepted Values
ValueDescription
Boulder Boulder
Concrete Concrete, poured in situ.
Concrete Crib Concrete Crib
Gabions Steel cage with rocks or stones
Precast Concrete Slab Precast Concrete Slab
Masonry Masonry bricks or blocks
Rock Rock or stone, either placed, or mortared
Timber Sleeper Timber sleepers or logs
Timber Crib Timber Crib
Shot Binding Pneumatically projected binding material, usually concrete or stabilising mortar
Construction enum
Required

Construction principle of this wall (eg: Gravity, Piled, Cantilever)

Accepted Values
ValueDescription
Gravity These walls use their own weight and any captured soil or fill weight to resist the lateral soil pressure.
Piled These walls use the embedded depth of vertical posts and the strength of the posts to resist lateral soil forces.
Cantilever These walls cantilever vertically from the concrete footing and typically resist overturning by the mass of the soil or material on the heel of the footing.
Caged These walls use cage or basket to retain rocks or stones to resist lateral soil pressure
Length_m Float_Positive_NonZero
Required

The lineal length of the wall in metres

Height_m Float_Positive_NonZero
Required

The height (or average height) of the wall in metres

Width_m Float_Positive_NonZero
Optional

The width of the wall in metres