Determining the Radius of Your Retaining Wall    View Complete Commerical Retaining Wall Manual

Use this chart to find the minimum recommended radius at base of the wall. Note all radius lengths, dimensions and setbacks are approximate.

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AB Radius Chart for Base Course of Curved Retaining Wall
Setback Wall Height
4 ft (1.2 m) 6 ft (1.8 m) 8 ft (2.4 m) 10 ft (3.0 m)

AB Stones 12° (Ref)

5 ft 6 in.
(1.7 m)
6 ft
(1.8 m)
6 ft 6 in.
(2.0 m)
7 ft
(2.1 m)

AB Classic 6° (Ref)
AB Lite Stone 6° (Ref)

5 ft 2 in.
(1.6 m)
5 ft 6 in.
(1.7 m)
5 ft 11 in.
(1.8 m)
6 ft 4 in.
(1.9 m)

AB Fieldstone 6° (Ref)
with Short Anchoring Unit (SAU)

6 ft 7 in.
(2.0 m)
7 ft
(2.1 m)
7 ft 5 in.
(2.3 m)
7 ft 10 in.
(2.4 m)

AB Vertical 3° (Ref)

4 ft 9 in.
(1.43 m)
5 ft
(1.52 m)
5 ft 4 in.
(1.6 m)
5 ft 8 in.
(1.7 m)
Setback Wall Height
0.6 m 1.2 m 1.8 m

AB Jumbo Junior 6° (Ref)
AB Junior Lite 6° (Ref)

3 ft
(0.9 m)
3 ft 5 in.
(1.0 m)
3 ft 10 in.
(1.15 m)