DESIGN OF RETAINING WALL

DATA
End Conditions :

Top :
Bottom:

Hinged
Fixed

Design Condition:

Un Saturated

Height of Retaining wall =

3100

mm

Density of Soil =

1.85

t/m^3

Saturated depth =

3100

mm

Angle of Repose =

30

deg.

Co-efficient of Active Earth Pressure = ka =

Soil Bearing Capacity =

0.50
0.33

22

t/m^2

DESIGN PARAMETERS
Grade of Concrete =

M 20

Grade of Steel =

Fe 415

( 1 ) CRACKED CONDITION:

st =

150

N/Sq.MM

n = 0.38

j = 0.87

st =

190

N/Sq.MM

n = 0.33

j = 0.89

st =

230

N/Sq.MM

n = 0.289

j = 0.904

( 2 ) UNCRACKED CONDITION:

0.75

0.8

0.85

0.9

Q=

0.2982

0.3038

0.3098

0.3166

Q-Design

0.3051

Design of Wall
Top width of wall =

150

mm

Bottom Width of wall =

200

mm

Thickness of wall footing =

200

mm

Out side Projection of Footing (Heel Side) =

Inside Projection of Footing (Toe side) =
Total Width of Footing =

1600

3.210

Depth required =

187.53

mm

Depth Provided =

200

mm

Clear cover =

25

mm

Size of Bar =

10

mm

Effective Depth =

170

mm

Main steel:
Steel Required =

908.21

mm^2

Ast min (%) =

0.12

Ast min =

240

mm^2

Area of Bar =

78.500

mm^2

No. of Bar req. =

12.000

Spacing required =

83

mm

Provide 10mm bars @ 80 mm c/c on tension face.

Distributions Steel :
Ast min/face =

120

mm^2

mm

1400

mm

1.224
1.99

t-m
t-m

mm

Moment At Bottom due to Saturated Earth =

Moment at Bottom Due Water =
Total Moment at Bottom =

t-m

Size of Bar =

Area of Bar =

50.240

No. of Bar req. =

2.000

Spacing required =

500

mm
mm^2

mm

Provide 8mm bars @ 250 mm c/c

DESIGN OF BASE RAFT

The CG of loading system is determined by taking moments about toe edge

SL.NO

COMPONENT

FORCE
(T)

DIST.
(M)

MOMENT
(T-M)

WALL

1.356

0.100

0.136

Raft

0.800

0.800

0.640

BackFill

0.000

0.000

0.000

EARTH PRE.

SUMMATION

-3.210

2.156

Distance of Resultant =

-2.435
1.129 m

Eccentricity =
-0.329
MOMENT ABOUT CG. OF RAFT =
AREA OF RAF
1.6 Sq.M
SECTION MODULUS OF RAFT =

-0.71 T-M

0.43 M^3

SOIL PRESSURE AT TOE OF RAFT =

SOIL PRESSURE AT HEEL OF RAFT =
SOIL PRESSURE AT INNER FACE OF WALL =
SOIL PRESSURE AT OUTERFACE OF WALL =

3.011 T/SQ.M
-0.3154 T/SQ.M
0.100 T/SQ.M
-0.315 T/SQ.M

BENDING MOMENT IN BASE RAFT AT INNER FACE OF WALL

-- FROM SOIL PRESSURE =

2.95053531
-0.94122809
FROM SELF WEIGHT OF RAFT =
0.49

*P/A - M/Z
*P/A + M/Z

NET BENDING MOMENT =

2.49930722 T-M

BENDING MOMENT IN BASE RAFT AT INNER FACE OF WALL

-- FROM SOIL PRESSURE =

0
0
0
0
0 T-M

FROM BACK FILL =

FROM SELF WEIGHT OF RAFT =
NET BENDING MOMENT =

DESIGN MOMENT =
Depth required =
Depth Provided =
Clear cover =
Size of Bar =
Effective Depth =

2.50
165.47
200
50
10
145

T-M
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Main steel:
Steel Required =
829.00
mm^2
Ast min (%) =
0.12
Ast min =
240
mm^2
Area of Bar =
78.500
mm^2
No. of Bar req. =
11.000
Spacing required =
91
mm
Provide 10mm bars @ 90 mm c/c on tension face.
Distributions Steel :
Ast min/face =
Size of Bar =
Area of Bar =
No. of Bar req. =
Spacing required =
Provide 8mm bars @ 250 mm c/c

120
8
50.240
2.000
500

mm^2
mm
mm^2
mm

Q = 1.157
Q = 1.028
Q = 0.9128

*P/A - M/Z
*P/A + M/Z