cantilever retaining wall
cantilever retaining wall
[′kant·əl‚ē·vər ri′tān·iŋ wȯl] (civil engineering)
A type of wall formed of three cantilever beams: stem, toe projection, and heel projection.
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cantilever retaining wall
A wall retaining soil that acts as a cantilevered beam as opposed to one acting as a continuous beam spanning between supports. See also: Wall
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cantilever wall
A reinforced concrete wall which resists overturning by the use of cantilever footings.
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