DESIGN OF CANTILEVER RETAINING W

INPUT DATA:
h1=Height of earth to be supported above final level of earth
w=weight of retained material
density of surcharge
=angle of internal friction
=coefficient of friction between concrete and soil
fc'
fy
qmax=maximum soil pressure
frost penetration depth
cover

SOLUTION:
h'=surcharge height
2.4181818 ft
Cah=(1-sin)/(1+sin)
0.27
Cph=1/Cah
3.7037037

1-HEIGHT OF WALL:
h=height of wall

5.5 ft

2-THICKNESS OF BASE:
assume thickness=
Base thickness

10 % of h
1 ft

3-BASE LENGTH:
Ph=Cahwh(h+2h')/2
844.2225 lb
y=(h2+3hh')/(3(h+2h') 2.2622398 ft
W=wx(h+h')
871 x
Wx/2=Py
x
2.0941303 ft

change

base length=1.5x

3 ft

x
toe length

2 ft
1 ft

4-STEM THICKNESS:

change

h2=stem height above

4.5 ft
Ph2
623.9025 lb
y
1.8885102 ft
Mu=1.6Py
1885.194 lb-ft
b=0.85fc'87000/(8700.0213801
max=0.75b
0.0160351
=max/2
0.0080175
m=fy/0.85fc'
23.529412
Rn=fy(1-m/2)
435.67753 psi

0.9
d=(Mu/Rnb)
2.1926746 in
cover
3.5 in
total thickness of stem at base
12 in
d
8.5 in
total thickness of stem at top
8 in

5-STEM SHEAR REINFORCEMENT (SHEAR AT d):

d
0.7083333 ft
h3=stem height sbove 3.7916667 ft
Ph3
485.81203 lb
change

Vu=1.6P
for shear
d=Vu/2fc'b
revised d

777.29925 lb
0.85
0.6956607 in
8.5 in

6-F.O.S AGAINST OVERTURNING:

COMPONENT
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6

FORCE
399
82.5
577.5
450
112.5
475

ARM
MOMENT
2.4166667
964.25
1.8888889 155.83333
2.5833333 1491.875
1.3333333
600
1.7777778
200
1.5833333 752.08333

Total

2096.5 lb

4164.042

Rv
2096.5 lb
Ms=stabilizing moment4164.0417 lb-ft
Mo=overturning moment=P*y
FOS=Ms/Mo

1909.8338 lb-ft
2.1803163

7-F.O.S AGAINST SETTLEMENT:

a=(Ms-Mo)/Rv
l/3=base length/3
q1
q2

1.0752244 ft
1.0555556 ft
1299.4324 psf
24.672881 psf

7-F.O.S AGAINST SLIDING:

sliding force=P
Frictional resistance = Rv
Pph against toe=wh^2Cph/2
FOS=(Pph+Rv)/P

844.2225 lb
524.125 lb
203.7037 lb
0.862129

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8-DESIGN OF SHEAR KEY

assume distance b/w front of key a
4 in
bearing press. Under key
628.50633 lb/ft
friction b/w soil=R
401.6539 lb
friction b/w heel and soil=R
122.4711 lb
2
passive earth press. wh Cph/2
203.7037 h2
fos against sliding
1.5
h
1.9088138 ft
height of key
1
ft
height of key
1.9166667 ft

9-DESIGN OF HEEL:
change

Wu=1.6*surcharge+1.2(backfill+he
1199.6 lb/ft
Vu=1.6P
1399.5333 lb
for shear
0.85
d=Vu/2fc'b
1.2525424 in
revised d
2.5 in

heel thickness

5.5 in

Wu=1.6*surcharge+1.2(backfill+he1324.8667 lb/ft
Mu=Wul^2/2
901.64537 lb-ft
160.29251 psi

0.0033333

As=bd
0.1 in2
change
change
use

bar #
# of bars
spacing
@

8
1
95
c/c

Dev. Length req

available dev length

10-DESIGN OF TOE:

change

MAIN REINFORCEMENT:
x
896.87675 lb/ft
Wu=1.6toe-0.9self load1622.0473 lb/ft
Mu=Wul^2/2
811.02365 lb-ft
cover
3.5 in
d=thickness-cover
8.5 in
12.47249 psi

0.0033333

As=bd
0.34 in2

change
use

bar #
# of bars
spacing
8@

8
1
28
28 c/c

Dev. Length req

available dev length

change

SHEAR REINFORCEMENT:
Shear at a distance d 0.7083333 ft
x
1182.0203 lb/ft
Vu=1.6*earth press-0.9s539.63063 lb
for shear
0.85
d=Vu/2fc'b
0.482954 in
revised d
8.5 in
heel thickness
12 in

11-STEM REINFORCEMENT:

revised stem height

5.0416667 ft
Ph=Cahwh(h+2h')/2
739.55578 lb
y=(h2+3hh')/(3(h+2h') 2.0919624 ft
change

Mu=1.6Py
d=thickness-cover

As=bd

change

use

bar #
# of bars
spacing
@

2475.3966 lb-ft
8.5 in
38.068383 psi
0.0033333

0.34 in2
9
1
4.5
4.5

36
c/c

Dev. Length req

available dev length
change

location from top (ft) Ph=Cahwh(h+2h')/2 (lb)

1.375
126.82828
2.75
309.80813
4.125
548.93953
5.0416667
739.55578
FULL REINFORCEMENT:
C=0.85fc'ba
T=Asfy
a
d at stem top
Mn=Asfy(d-a/2)
d at stem base
Mn=Asfy(d-a/2)

30600 a
160200
5.2352941 in
4.5 in
22.616471 k-ft
8.5 in
70.676471 k-ft

HALF REINFORCEMENT:
use

9
@
C=0.85fc'ba
T=Asfy
a
d at stem top
Mn=Asfy(d-a/2)
d at stem base
Mn=Asfy(d-a/2)

9
30600 a
80100
2.6176471 in
4.5 in
19.170993 k-ft
8.5 in
43.200993 k-ft

c/c

FULL REINFORCEMENT:
use

9
@
C=0.85fc'ba
T=Asfy
a
d at stem base
Mn=Asfy(d-a/2)

18
30600 a
40200
1.3137255 in
4.5 in

c/c

11.587059 k-ft
8.5 in

d at stem top
Mn=Asfy(d-a/2)

23.647059 k-ft

location fr Mu=1.6Py
at base
2.4753966 k-ft
1.5335502 k-ft
0.5992223 k-ft
0.1292167 k-ft
at top
0

y
0 70.676471
0.9166667
2.2916667
3.6666667
5.0416667 22.616471

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VER RETAINING WALL

evel of earth

0 ft
110 pcf
266 psf
30
0.25
3000 psi
60000 psi
2 ksf
5.5 ft
0.85
3 in

(usually 7-10% of h)
minimum =1'

(usually 3-4 ft)

2 in
2 in
0 in

(mimimum top thickness=12")

SHEAR AT d):

OK no shear reinforcement is required

1.5
0.6666667

W1

2.4181818

W3

4.5

W2

0
W4

UNITS= ft

lb-ft

G.S

W5
4.5
1

W6
1
3.1666667

1
1.1666667

ok safe against overturning

< qmax ok safe against settlement

< qmax ok safe against settlement

1.5

11

not ok sliding failure, shear key is required

in

1199.6
0
NOT OK provide shear reinforcement or use revised d

min=200/f0.0033333
having As

0.79

in2

As

min=200/f0.0033333
having As

0.79

in2

As

OK no shear reinforcement is required

min=200/f0.0033333
having As

in2

As

y=(h2+3hh')/(3(h+2h')) (ft)
0.6367697
1.2088576
1.7460373
2.0919624

As

2.67

Mu=1.6Py
0.1292167 k-ft
0.5992223 k-ft
1.5335502 k-ft
2.4753966 k-ft

1.335 in2

As

0.67 in2

43.200993 23.647059

19.170993 11.587059

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TABLE 5
Bar #

area in^2
3
0.11
4
0.2
5
0.31
6
0.44
7
0.6
8
0.79
9
1
18
4