A terraced wall, also a terrace wall, or a terraced retaining wall is a
wall that is divided into sections (
terraces) over a slope. Such designs are useful when building on a steep
grade. Terraced walls may be built with many different
materials
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.
Some
craters have terraced walls, which includes
complex craters.
Types of terraced walls
A ''partially terraced wall'' is designed so that the upper terrace and lower terrace come back together, forming a taller wall. The wall may still work well, but may have
aesthetic
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issues.
There are two types. In an ''independent terraced wall'', the upper wall applies little or no weight load on the lower wall. In a ''dependent terraced wall'', the upper wall places a weight load on the lower wall.
See also
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Buttress
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Buttress dam
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Flying buttress
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Load-bearing wall
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Retaining wall
Retaining walls are relatively rigid walls used for supporting soil laterally so that it can be retained at different levels on the two sides. Retaining walls are structures designed to restrain soil to a slope that it would not naturally keep to ...
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Terrace (building)
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Terrace (earthworks)
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Terrace garden
References
External links and references
Information on building a terraced gardenUS government's NASA on a crater with a terraced wallA youtube, on constructing a terrace wallAnother youtubeA youtube, on building rock walls for garden terraces
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Types of wall