The cantilever retaining wall with shelf is one of the special types of retaining walls. High reinforced concrete retaining walls may be used economically by providing relief shelves on the back fill side of the wall. Such walls are termed as the retaining wall with relief shelf.Providing one or more relief platforms or shelves, extending them to the rupture surface have an advantage of decreasing the overall lateral earth pressure on the wall and increasing the stability of the structure. This results in an economical design because less material goes into the wall as compared to massive...