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Structural Engineering Program Retaining Walls
Foundation Design Solved Examples
1) Check the stability of the shown cantilever fe
retaining wall. Also, design the wall components
if'a surcharge load 5 kPa is applied on the top of Bocksting
backfilling soil and the soil properties are given cal
below. 50m
For backfill material: y= 17 kN/m’, §= 33°. -a6n—f-o8m—-—20n—+
For existing soil: y= 17 KNim*, c= 40 kPa, tim
qui = 180 kPa. '
For RC retaining wall: yxc=25 kN/m*, feu = as
25 Nimm?, fy = 360 N/mm? ge
Sal
STEM wa
”
. H
HEEL.
DATA
Backiiling Surcharge load (q) = kPa
soil Bachfilling Soil denisty (7) = kvm?
Backfilling Soil internal angle ($ ) = .
Soil passive pressure factor (Kp) 3.39)
Soil active pressure factor (Ka) = 0.295,
Foundation Foundation Soil denisty (7) = kvm
soil Foundation Soil cohesion (¢ )= kPa
Foundation Soil internal angle (b ) = °
Foundation Soil friction angle (8 )= 14
Foundation Soil B. C. ( qui) =
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Foundation Design Solved Examples
Concrete Re denisty (ne) = [a5] sine
fou= Nimm?
tye Nim?
cover = mm
Dim. (m)
m v2= m
m a= m
m = 49 |m
Results
Active earth pressure Active earth pressure Forces
4.47 kNim2im E= 811 kNim
e1= 24.56 kNim2im
e2= _27.56_kNim2im E1= 75.80_kNim
Passive earth pressure Passive earth pressure Forces
e= 57.7 __kNimaim Ep= 26.83 _kN/m
Weights, Arms & Moments at toe
30.6 kNim mkN mkN
45.0 kNim mkN [Link]
166.6 kN/m mkN [Link]
surcharge 10.0 kN/m mkN [Link]
15.3 _kN/m [Link] [Link]
3.4 _kNim [Link]. [Link]
270.9 _kN/m. Mtot= 4586 mkN
Check Overturnin,
Driving Moment 8.12.75 + 758183= 46413))) man
Resisting Moment = 458.6 - 20= 438.6 m&kN
F.S = 438.6 / 161.3
FS= 272] SAFE
Check Sliding
Driving Force = 8.1+75.8-28.8= S507)) km
Resisting Force = [270.9 10] * tan(14) + (2/3*40) * 3 = 145.06 | kNim
FS= 445.1 / 55.4
FS= 2.63 | SAFE
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Solved Examples
Mtoe = 458.6 - 161.3 = 297.3 [Link]
Ptoe 270.9 kN
297.3 270.9 = 119m
3/2-11= 0.40
(270.9875 13) * [1 + 6°0.4/3]
= 163,05 kPa < qall ... SAFE
(270.9375 /3)* [1 -6°0.4/3]
17.57 kPa
free = (163.05 - 17.87) * 23 + 17.57 ‘—
= 114,56 KPa(t) 45
foe = (163.05 - 17.57) * 2.5/3 + 17.57 ad
= 138.81 kPa (f)
a} fi 417.57
Gheei= 25°06 + 17°(4.9) +5
103.3. kPa (|)
Gue= 25°06 163.05)
45. kPa(|) 138.81! 114.56
Design of heel & toe
Mheel = (103.3-17.6)*2°/2 - (114.6-17.6)'2°16 = 106.80 [Link]
c= 8415 J 0.826
As= 980 mm? Use 9 @ 12 mmim Top Rit
Mtoe = (138.8-15)*0.5°/2+(163.1-138.8)"0.57/3 = 17.50 [Link]
y= 20.790 0.826
As= 160 mm? Use §@12mm/m Bottom Rft
Design of stem
Mstem = 1.47 * (4.9)°/2 + 24.56 * (4.9)°/6 = 115.96 [Link]
6607 Je 0.826
1300 mm?
375 As= 1300 mm?
Use 9 @ 14 mmim
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9@12mmim
5@12mmim
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