Answer / santosh

to retain the earth pressure

Answer / narendra

A retaining wall is a structure that holds back soil or
rock from a building, structure or area. Retaining walls
prevent downslope movement or erosion and provide support
for vertical or near-vertical grade changes. Cofferdams and
bulkheads, structures that hold back water, are sometimes
also considered retaining walls.

Answer / sjtbehera

Not only earth pressure, water, reserver and other
material

Answer / m.saranya

Retaining walls are built in order to hold back soil which
would else move downwards. Their purpose is to stabilise
slopes and provide useful areas at different elevations

Answer / 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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