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setback (batter)

In French: fruit (retrait par rang)

Definition

The small step back of each course from the one below, which leans the wall into the retained soil. It depends on the block and its locking system; a vertical wall has no setback and a lower unreinforced height.

Also called

  • setback per course

Other names in French

  • retrait

Sources

  1. Techo-Bloc publishes a setback per course for each block and lower unreinforced heights for vertical walls. (p. 159)

    Installation guide, Walls and design charts · Techo-Bloc (hosted by dealer Stonewood Products)