state the functional requirement of a retaining wall

Answer Posted / joshua sam

1. In building work,retaining walls are required to
support differences in level of soil.
2.In other to applications they may be required to certain
liquid especially water or to confine granular material
to be stored.
3. The fundamental purpose of all retaining walls is to
hold back a material along a vertical face.

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