Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall By FHWA Method

Designed by Patrawala Mohammed Mustaali

Date: 28/06/2012
Input data
1) Height of Wall
2) Dead Surcharge
3) Live Surcharge

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=
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=
=
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=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
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C
f
g
ka
C
f
g
C
f
g

4) Retained Soil

5) Reinforced Soil

6) Foundation Soil

7) Groundwater Table
8) Preliminary Length of Reinforcement
9) Bearing Capacity of Foundation Soils

10
m
17
kN/m2
22
kN/m2
0
kN/m2
30
degrees
18
kN/m3
0.333333
0
kN/m2
32
degrees
19
kN/m3
0
kN/m2
30
degrees
18
kN/m3
Not Encountered
7
m
350
kN/m2

EXTERNAL STABILITY
Sliding Failure

Overtuning Failure

FOS = (Resisting Force/Sliding Force)

Sliding Force

Resisting Force

=
=

H1 + H2 + H3
430

=
=

(V1 + V2)tanf
836.5805401

FOS

FOS = (Resisting Moment/Overtuni

Overtuning Moment
kN/m
Resisting Moment
kN/m

1.94553614

FOS

SAFE

INTERNAL STABILITY
Tension Failure
Depth

Ka

sv

qd

ql

Sv

sh

Tmax

0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5

0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259
0.307259

19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

9.5
28.5
47.5
66.5
85.5
104.5
123.5
142.5
161.5
180.5

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

14.90204
20.73995
26.57786
32.41577
38.25369
44.0916
49.92951
55.76742
61.60533
67.44325

14.90204
20.73995
26.57786
32.41577
38.25369
44.0916
49.92951
55.76742
61.60533
67.44325

sh
0.75
6.75
18.75
36.75
60.75
90.75
126.75
168.75
216.75
270.75

qd
2.833333
8.5
14.16667
19.83333
25.5
31.16667
36.83333
42.5
48.16667
53.83333

ql
3.666667
11
18.33333
25.66667
33
40.33333
47.66667
55
62.33333
69.66667

Fd
7.25
26.25
51.25
82.25
119.25
162.25
211.25
266.25
327.25
394.25

Internal Sliding
Layer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Depth
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5

Length
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

g
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

Fr
107.0985
183.8861
260.6736
337.4612
414.2488
491.0364
567.824
644.6116
721.3992
798.1867

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0.307259

Sr. No.

Description

Symbol

Force

Weight of Reinforced
Soil

V1

1330

3.5

4655

Dead Surcharge

V2

119

3.5

416.5

Live Surcharge

V3

154

3.5

539

Horizontal Pressure
Due to Earth

H1

300

3.333333

1000

Horizontal Pressure
Due to Dead
Surcharge

H2

56.66667

283.3333

Horizontal Pressure
Due to Live Surcharge

H3

73.33333

366.6667

Lever Arm Moment

EXTERNAL STABILITY
Overtuning Failure

Bearing Capacity Failure

FOS = (Resisting Moment/Overtuning Moment)

e = [(L/2)-((Mr-Mo)/V)]

=
=

H1*L4 + H2*L5 + H3*L6

1650
kN-m/m

e
L-2e

=
=

1.138716
4.722567

=
=

V1*L1 + V2*L2
5071.5
kN-m/m

Bearing Pressure

339.434

Bearing Capacity (q ult) =

1117.785

FOS

3.073636364
SAFE

SAFE

INTERNAL STABILITY
Pull-Out Failure
Product

Layer

Depth

Length

Leff

sv

F*

SG 200
SG 200
SG 200
SG 350
SG 350
SG 500
SG 550
SG 550
SG 550
SG 600

FOS
14.7722
7.005183
5.086315
4.102872
3.473785
3.026419
2.687924
2.421076
2.204428
2.02457

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

1.734064
2.288373
2.842682
3.396991
3.9513
4.505609
5.059918
5.614227
6.168536
6.722845

9.5
28.5
47.5
66.5
85.5
104.5
123.5
142.5
161.5
180.5

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

6.133707
18.40112
22.40249

ring Capacity Failure

L/2)-((Mr-Mo)/V)]
m
m
kN/m2

Fr

Tmax

FOS

36.76216
83.29678
146.6824
226.919
324.0066
437.9452
568.7348
716.3754
880.867
1062.21

14.90204
20.73995
26.57786
32.41577
38.25369
44.0916
49.92951
55.76742
61.60533
67.44325

2.466921
4.016248
5.518969
7.000265
8.469945
9.932623
11.39076
12.84577
14.29855
15.74968

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32

1.732051
3

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333
0.333333

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22

18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18

30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30