“That retaining wall should do more than keep the earth in its place ... get the right size and design. Meanwhile, a retaining wall is a structure that holds or retains soil behind it.

Professional Memoirs, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and Engineer Department at Large, Vol. 8, No. 38 (MARCH-APRIL, 1916), pp. 161-172 (12 pages) ...

Cantilever retaining walls are constructed from reinforced concrete and feature an internal stem connected to a base slab, forming an inverted T or L shape. This design efficiently transfers lateral ...