PORCUPINE

Porcupine

Porcupine

Porcupine

Porcupine’s

Porcupine

Porcupine

A simple to build multi-variable retaining wallsystem from Armortec

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PORCUPINE is undoubtedly the most versatile and economicsolution for effective and visually appealing retaining walls

Porcupine

Porcupine has been used for:-

A variety of options are available toalleviate the problems from:-

150mm

200mm

330mm

T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L S

The Porcupine block

CONCRETE SPECIFICATION

DESIGN SERVICE

DIMENSIONS MARK II BLOCK

It is important to get the foundation surface level asany irregularity will show in the finished wall.

InstallationThe lower block should always be placed horizontallyon the foundation so that the flat face is vertical tothe rear.

The top splines should bebrushed clean on everyblock before laying the nextblock on top.

Bends and Curves

Installation Instructions

820mm approx.

Foundation

TYPICAL DETAILSMark III Porcupine

FIG 1

Flat Face

1. Dig Trench

2. Install to a levelline temporaryshutters

3. Pour concrete,trowel to asmooth levelsurface andinsert dowelbars

4. Lay first row ofblocks andplace concretechamfer overdowel bars

Round Face

330mmwide

Steeldowel

Concretechamfer

Temporaryshutters

200mm long 10mmØ dowel barsat 0.5m centres

FIG 2

FIG 3

GL

GL GL

GL

Sikadur 31

Technical Data:

TYPICAL WALLS

FIG 4 Vertical Wall FIG 5 7.5° Wall (82.5°from horizontal)

FIG 6 15° Wall (75° fromhorizontal)

FIG 7 22.5° Wall (67.5° fromhorizontal)

7.5°

22.5°

15°

7.5°7.5°

15°

A random surface tothe face of the wallcan be achieved byusing our split facePorcupine blocks.

FIG 9

Securing ofPorcupine Coping Block

FIG 10

FIG 8

Split Face Blocks

Coloured Blocks

Design ServiceWe offer clients a “Design Suggestion Service” for Porcupine retaining walls.

Using our dedicated computer program, we will incorporate customer’sspecific construction parameters to ensure that the required factors of safetycan be achieved if construction work is carried out correctly.

Our design suggestion service, which complies with BS8006,does not constitute or imply an indemnified design.

RPC Ltd

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