Soil and Foundation Calculation Guide
Soil and Foundation Calculation Guide
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w ω
H' H
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h '1= 1 m
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Characteristics Values
Internal friction angle of the soil φ° 30
Angle of the free surface of the ground with the horizontal w ° 0
Angle of the resultant thrust with the normal to the screen α° 20
Angle of the distributed load on the free surface with the normal to this surface αo° 0
Angle of the screen face in contact with the ground with the vertical β° 0
Distributed load applied on the free surface of the ground q (MN/m²) 15
Soil cohesion C (Kpa) 0
Bulk density of moist soil (also called apparent density) γ (kN/m³) 25
Hauteur du raideau ( de la tete du mur par apportà la base de la semelle ) H( m ) 4
Horizontal length of the inclined slope (if it exists) D(m) 0
Allowable bearing pressure of the foundation soil corresponding to the service limit state (Mpa) 0.2
Submerged specific weight γi (KN/m³) 0
Pressure due to the weight of the terrain above Po(KN/m²) 0
density of concrete ρ (KN/m³) 25
Type de fissuration : Peu préjudiciable0; préjudiciable1; très préjudiciable2 0
Coating at the axis of the steels (m) 0.05
Concrete resistance fc28 (MPa) 25
Elastic limit steel (Mpa) 400
Limit constraint of the soil in ELUбu (Mpa) 0.15
Constraint diagram: linear (trapezoid) = 1, constant = 2 1
Height of layer number K hk( m ) ( a single layer ) 4
Friction angle ground - sole φ' ° 20
Pre-dimensioning of thicknesses
The dimensions Values Unit
Thickness at the top of the wall eo = H / 24 0.167 m
Thickness at the top of the wall eo = 0, 2 m if H≤6m 0.2 m
eo = 0.3 m if H > 6m
Max thickness at the top of the wall eo = Max (0,15 ; H / 24 ; 0,2 ) 0.200 m
Name without dimensions characterizing the slope a=D/H 0
The thickness of the wall at the base of the foundation e1 = e2 = H / 12 0.333 m
Pre-dimensioning of heights
Les dimensions Values Unit
Total height at the front of the wall h'1 Drawing 1 m
Elevation gain - loss H' = H - h'1 3 m
Height of the spade Drawing 0.2 m
Width of the spade L b Drawing 0.2 m
For a vertical wall (β = 0) and a friction angle α = 2 / 3φ (Excerpt from Caquot - Kérisel tables [1]).
Tab [ 1 ] :
K aγ φ= Cosβ= 1
W /φ 10° 15° 20 degrees 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50° Cosα= 0.940
1 0.990 0.964 0.927 0.879 0.822 0.856 0.683 0.603 0.520 Sinα= 0.342
0.8 0.806 0.715 0.628 0.546 0.469 0.397 0.320 0.269 0.215 Tanφ= 0.577
0.6 0.748 0.644 0.551 0.468 0.395 0.329 0.271 0.219 0.174 cotφ= 1.732
0.4 0.710 0.598 0.503 0.422 0.352 0.291 0.239 0.193 0.154 Tanα= 0.364
0.2 0.680 0.564 0.469 0.389 0.322 0.266 0.218 0.176 0.140 sinβ= 0.000
0 0.656 0.537 0.442 0.364 0.300 0.247 0.202 0.163 0.130 Tanβ= 0.000
-0.2 0.636 0.515 0.420 0.343 0.282 0.231 0.189 0.153 0.120 Tanφ' = 0.364
-0.4 0.619 0.496 0.401 0.326 0.266 0.218 0.177 0.144 0.115
-0.6 0.603 0.479 0.384 0.311 0.253 0.206 0.167 0.135 0.129
For a vertical screen (β = 0) and a horizontal slope (w = 0) (Excerpt from the tables of Caquot - Kérisel [2]).
Tab [ 2 ] :
K aγ
for φ=
W=0 10° 15° 20° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50°
α=φ 0.649 0.531 0.440 0.367 0.308 0.260 0.219 0.185 0.155
α=2/3φ 0.656 0.537 0.442 0.364 0.300 0.247 0.202 0.163 0.130
α= 0 0.704 0.589 0.490 0.406 0.333 0.271 0.217 0.172 0.133
For: a vertical screen (β= 0°) and a horizontal slope (w = 0°) (Excerpts from the retaining tables of Caquot - Kérisel - Absi [3]).
Tab [ 3 ] :
Kp φ=
α/φ 10° 15° 20° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45°
1 1.660 2.200 3.110 4.400 6,500 10.500 18,000 25,000
-2\3 1.590 2.050 2.750 3.700 5.300 8,000 12,000 20,000
-1\2 1.550 1.970 2.550 3.400 4.600 6,500 9.600 15,000
0 1.420 1,700 2.050 2.450 3,000 3.700 4,600 5.800
Calculation of solicitations
Formula Notation value Component value Distvertical value Moment value
Horizontal In relation to In relation to
KN KN to A (m) m to A KN
Force Horizontal Component Vertical distances Stabilizing Moment
Push due to 0.5 * K aγ*γ* h² p1 60 P1h= P1 * cosα 56.382 d p1 1.333 M p1 75.175
terrain
Push due to the K aq * q * h p2 18.21172 P2h = P2 * cosα 17.113 d p2 2 M p2 34.227
Charge q
Stop 0.5 * K'p * γ* B 47.7 Bh = B * cos(α) 44.823 dB 0.333 MB 14.941
( h'1 + Hb )²
Disthorizon
In relation to
to A (m)
Sole weight ρ* b1 * e2 G1a 5.417 dG1a 0.325 M G1a 1.760
before
Weight was ρ* H * e1 G1b 33.333 dG1b 0.817 M G1b 27.222
Sole weight ρ* b2* e 2 G1c 10.972 dG1c 1.642 M G1c 18.013
Back
Weight spade ρ* Hb *Lb G1d 1.000 dG1d 2.2 M G1d 2.2
Total wall weight G1 50.722 M G1 49.195
Weight of the Earth on (H - e2) * b 2 *γ G2 120.6944 dG2 1.642 M G2 198.140
Rear sole
Charge q on b2 * q G3 19.750 dG3 1.642 M G3 32.423
Rear sole
Weight of the earth on (h'1- e2) * b1*γ G4 10.833 dG4 0.325 M G4 3.521
Forefoot
M=G*d
1.35 * p1h 76.115 KN 0.9 * G1 * tanφ' 16.615 KN
1.5 * p2h 25.670 KN 0.9 * G2 * tanφ' 39.536 KN
0.9 * G4 * tanφ' 3.549 KN
0.9 * Bh 40.341 KN
Total 101.785 KN <? 100.041 KN Condition not verified
G= gλ * G1 + g * λG2 + λ q * G3 + λ g * G4
eo = ( M / G ) - ( A / 2 )
h h b b
M= − λY*p1h*−λ θ *p2h*+λ g*G+λ g *G
1a 2a+ +λ q*G 3a+
3 2 2 2
P lim = (3 max(P1, P2) + min(P1, P2)) / 4
Diagram of Condition P1 P2 P<Plim
Constraint Excentricity
Constant eo≤0 G² / ( 2 * M ) G² / (2 * M) G / ( 2 * ( b - (M / G) )
Meyerhof eo≥0 G / ( 2 * ( b - (M / G) ) G / ( 2 * ( b - (M / G) ) G / ( 2 * ( b - (M / G) )
Trapezoidal : 0 -b/6 ≤ eo ≤ 0 (G / A) * [1 + ((6 * eo) / b)] (G / A) * [1 - ((6 * eo) / b)] P = (( 3*p1) + p2) / 4
0≤eo≤b/6 (G / A) * [ 1 - ((6 * eo) / b)] (G / A) * [1 + ((6 * eo) / b)] P = ((3*p2) + p1) / 4
Triangular: 1 eo≥b/6 0 (4 * G) / ((3 * b) - (6 * eo)) P = ( 3*p2 ) / 4
eo≤–b/6 (4 * G) / ((3 * b) + (6 * eo)) 0 P = (3*p1) / 4
For the futon, a rectangular section (33.3 x 100) cm² with a thickness of 5 cm λ
Muf = y * p1h * ( dp1 - h3 ) + λ θ* p2h * ( dp2 - h3 )
For the front sole, a rectangular section (33.3 x 100) cm² with a depth of 5 cm
F1 = ((P'1 + P'3) / 2) * b1
Mo = Mav + ( F1 * ( h4 / 2 ))
M 3 M1 - Mo
For the rear sole, it has a rectangular section (33.3 x 100) cm² with d = 5cm.
Rear sole Unit Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 According to the program (calculation of a rectangular section)
λγ 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 0
λθ 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0
λg 1.35 1 1.35 1 1.35
λq 1.5 1.5 0 0 1,500
M fut / nu KN.m 129.096 129.096 129.096 129.096 0.000
I need help KN 109.798 109.798 109.798 109.798 0.000
F1= F avt / nu KN. 43.399 30.129 34.599 21.866 74.523
Axe
KN.m 22.366 15.539 17.882 11.329 37.105
M act / now KN.m 15.132 10.517 12.116 7.685 24.684
M3Marr/axe KN.m 96.533 103.360 101.017 107.570 -37.105
µ = Mu / (σ² * σbu) 0.0849 0.0909 0.8880 0.0946 -0.0326 OK
z m 0.2689 0.2678 0.2682 0.2672 0.2888 MAXI
As cm² 10.3210 11.0930 10.8270 11.5720 -3.6930 11.572
As min cm² No need 3.421
Choice of reinforcement
The elements Steel section Choice of bars Spacing Distribution armature
cm² cm AR =As / 4
Fut (reel) As F = 12.8729 HA14 = 13.85 cm² 12 cm AR = 3,218 cm ,9 HA10,e = 12 cm
Front sole As av = 3.4215 HA10 = 3.93 cm² 20cm AR = 1 cm ,3 HA10,e = 12 cm
Rear sole As ar = 11.5728 HA14 = 12.32 cm² 12.5 cm AR = 3,08 cm ,8HA10,e = 12,5 cm
The soil constraints in L E S allow us to see if the eccentricity is important, thus if the wall will tend to pivot due to creeping under
charges service.
Spacing of steel in mm
diameter Ø 8 10 12 14 16 20 25
Fut 53 82 119 161 211 329 515
Front sole 251 293 566 770 1005 1571 2455
Rear sole 50 78 112 153 200 312 488
The spacers Ø 8
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