WALL DIMENSIONS CAPPING:

MORTAR 50 THICK OR
CAPPING: LEVEL BACKFILL AND NO PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS
MORTAR 50 THICK OR SURCHARGE APPROX. 100 THICK OR 15 MPa 300
PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS 400 CONCRETE 100 THICK.
X. H X Y
APPROX. 100 THICK OR 15 MPa 4 MA
CONCRETE 100 THICK. 1 IN

100
FILTER DRAINAGE LAYER FOR FULL 0 -400 150 300 FILTER DRAINAGE LAYER
FILTER DRAINAGE LAYER WEEPHOLES
HEIGHT AND LENGTH OF WALL. USE (REFER NOTE 8)
(REFER NOTE 8) 401 -1000 300 350 (REFER NOTE 5)
CORDRAIN OR EQUIVALENT OR A 300
1 THICK SAND\GRAVEL LAYER 1001 - 1500 500 600 6
(REFER NOTE 8)

H
4
1 LONGITUDINAL DRAIN
H

LONGITUDINAL DRAIN (REFER NOTE 6)

100
WEEPHOLES LONGITUDINAL DRAIN

150
10 (REFER NOTE 6) STONEPITCHING OR MASS
(REFER NOTE 5) 1 (REFER NOTE 6)
CONCRETE BASE

100
WHERE FOOTING IS MASS

X
CONCRETE, SPALLS SHALL BE SET
STONEPITCHING OR MASS IN WET CONCRETE PROTRUSIONS
100

CONCRETE BASE 100 DIA UPVC WEEPHOLES OF 100mm TO PROVIDE KEY FOR
50 THICK BLINDING LAYER
150 + D

150

CONNECTED TO LONGITUDINAL Y STONE PITCHING.

(GRADE N20 CONCRETE).
WHERE FOOTING IS MASS DRAIN USING STANDARD
CONCRETE, SPALLS SHALL BE SET MANUFACTURERS FITTINGS. STONEPITCHED FACING
IN WET CONCRETE PROTRUSIONS
50 THICK BLINDING LAYER
(GRADE N20 CONCRETE).
B OF 100mm TO PROVIDE KEY FOR
DRAINAGE DETAIL VARIABLE FACE SLOPE
STONE PITCHING. SOUND BUT ERODABLE INSITU MATERIAL RETAINED

STONEPITCHED RETAINING
WALL VERTICAL FACE
UNSTABLE INSITU MATERIAL RETAINED

NOTES:
1. THE WALL DIMENSIONS SHOWN ASSUME A MINIMUM ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY OF 100 KPa IS AVAILABLE ON SITE. THE
DESIGN IS NOT FOR VEHICLE LOADINGS HENCE A VEHICLE LOAD ON THE UPHILL LEVEL SHALL BE NO CLOSER THAN 'H' FROM THE
CAPPING: REAR CAPPING EDGE.
MORTAR 50 THICK OR
PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS 400 2. MORTAR TO BE 1 PART CEMENT TO 3 PARTS SAND (BY VOLUME). FACE JOINTS TO BE 25mm NOMINAL WIDTH.
X.
4 MA
APPROX. 100 THICK OR 15 MPa
CONCRETE 100 THICK.
1 IN WALL DIMENSIONS 3. ROCKS TO BE SELECTED SPALLS SET IN CEMENT MORTAR BEDS IN HORIZONTAL LAYERS. UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE OPEN
FACE STONEPITCHING TO BE USED WHERE THE CONCRETE IS RECESSED 50 BEHIND THE STONE FACING. IF CLOSED FACE
STONEPITCHING IS SPECIFIED, CONCRETE TO BE FLUSH WITH THE STONE FACING. SELECT SPALLS TO AVOID SHARP EDGES.
FILTER DRAINAGE LAYER SLOPING BACKFILL
1 4. A GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BY A SUITABLY QUALIFIED ENGINEER IS REQUIRED FOR ALL WALLS FOUNDED IN POOR
(REFER NOTE 8) 1 IN 4 (MAX) OR LEVEL
WITH 5kPa SURCHARGE MATERIALS (e.g. BEARING CAPACITY <100kPa).
4
5. INSTALL WEEPHOLES IN ADDITION TO THE LONGITUDINAL DRAIN FOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERFLOW PURPOSES. WEEPHOLES TO
BE 100 DIA UPVC AT 1000 MAX. CENTRES, POSITIONED AT APPROXIMATELY 100 CONSTANT HEIGHT ABOVE ULTIMATE GROUND
WEEPHOLES H B D LEVEL AND CONNECTED TO THE LONGITUDINAL DRAIN USING STANDARD MANUFACTURERS FITTINGS.
H

(REFER NOTE 5)
LONGITUDINAL DRAIN 6. LONGITUDINAL DRAIN SHALL BE 300x50 MEGAFLOW OR 100 DIA CORRUGATED PERFORATED POLYETHYLENE PIPE, ENCASED WITH
10
100

1 (REFER NOTE 6) 0 - 400 600 0 BCC TYPE 2 GEOFABRIC (BIDIM A29 OR EQUIVALENT). THE INVERT OF THE LONGITUDINAL DRAIN SHALL BE 100 BELOW THE INVERT
100

OF THE WEEPHOLE INLET. PREFERABLY THE LONGITUDINAL DRAIN SHALL OUTLET TO THE KERB AND CHANNEL, STORMWATER
WHERE FOOTING IS MASS 401 - 750 660 0 PIPE OR GULLY AT A MINIMUM SLOPE OF 1 IN 250 AND AT 25m INTERVALS. WHERE SUCH AN OUTLET IS NOT ACHIEVABLE, THE
CONCRETE, SPALLS SHALL BE SET INVERTS OF THE LONGITUDINAL DRAIN AND THE WEEPHOLE INLET SHALL BE ALIGNED TO ALLOW DIRECT DISCHARGE VIA THE
STONEPITCHING OR MASS 751 - 1000 775 200 WEEPHOLE.
IN WET CONCRETE PROTRUSIONS
CONCRETE BASE OF 100mm TO PROVIDE KEY FOR 7. ALL CONNECTIONS, INCLUDING THE JOINING OF LENGTHS OF MEGAFLOW OR CORRUGATED PERFORATED POLYETHYLENE PIPE,
1001 - 1250 850 250
150 + D

STONE PITCHING. SHALL BE MADE USING STANDARD MANUFACTURERS FITTINGS.

150

1251 - 1500 925 300 8. FILTER DRAINAGE LAYER FOR FULL HEIGHT AND LENGTH OF WALL TO BE CORDRAIN OR EQUIVALENT WITH BCC TYPE 2
GEOFABRIC ( BIDIM A29 OR EQUIVALENT ) ADHERED TO BOTH SIDES. ALTERNATIVELY, A 300 THICK, FREE DRAINING FILTER
SAND/GRAVEL LAYER SEPARATED FROM INSITU MATERIAL BY A TYPE 2 GEOFABRIC LAYER.
50 THICK BLINDING LAYER
B 9. BACKFILL SHALL BE FREE DRAINING, NON PLASTIC PREDOMINANTLY GRANULAR MATERIAL WITH MINIMUM FRICTION ANGLES OF
(GRADE N20 CONCRETE).
38° AND 27° WHERE FOUNDING MATERIALS ARE SAND OR OTHER MATERIALS RESPECTIVELY. DO NOT PLACE BACKFILL BEHIND
THE WALL UNTIL AT LEAST 10 DAYS AFTER WALL CONSTRUCTION.
STONEPITCHED RETAINING WALL 10. ALL COUNCIL RETAINING WALLS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE ROAD CORRIDOR WHERE POSSIBLE. PRIVATE WALLS INCLUDING
FOOTING TO BE CONTAINED WHOLLY WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
4 IN 1 FACE SLOPE 11. DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES (U.N.O.).
UNSTABLE INSITU MATERIAL RETAINED

BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL STANDARD DRAWING

NOT TO SCALE
RETAINING WALLS
B Note 4 Updated - Removed 'Building Regulation' Requirement JAN '19 APR '19 APR '19
STONEPITCHED BSD-2221
A Drawing Converted from UMS Series April 2014 APR '14 APR '14 APR '14 BSD-2221 (B) Retaining walls - Stonepitched.dwg

SUPERSEDES UMS-411 B