cantilever retaining wall

cantilever retaining wall

[′kant·əl‚ē·vər ri′tān·iŋ wȯl] (civil engineering) A type of wall formed of three cantilever beams: stem, toe projection, and heel projection.

cantilever retaining wall

A wall retaining soil that acts as a cantilevered beam as opposed to one acting as a continuous beam spanning between supports. See also: wall

cantilever wall

A reinforced concrete wall which resists overturning by the use of cantilever footings.