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WAPC
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DESIGN OF RETAINING
WALL OF CROSS
REGULATOR

Design of RCC Wing Wall (Retaining Wall) of X-Regulator

1.

Design Data

Unit weight of soil

= 19.0 kN/m3

Angle of internal friction of soil

= 30.0

Safe bearing capacity of soil

= qb

= 125.0 kN/m2

Surcharge load

= Qs

= 10.0 kN/m2

Co-efficient of friction

Total height of retaining wall

=H

= 4.51m

Depth of base slab below ground level = D

Width of base slab

=B

Width of heel
Thickness of stem
Thickness of base slab
Grade of concrete

= fcu

Elastic modulus of concrete

3.

= 0.60 m

= 25 N/mm2
= fy

= c

= 2.00 m

= 0.60 m
=h

Grade of reinforcement
Density of concrete

= 3.2 m
=C

=t

= 0.9 m

= 415 N/mm2

= 25 kN/ m3
= Ec

= 2.60E + 04 N/mm2

Calculation for lateral forces/moments

Co-efficient of active earth pressure

= Ka

= 31

Lateral pressure due to earth

= p1

= Kas H

P1
Lateral pressure due to surcharge

= p2

(DBM-3.4.6.2)

= 26.6 kN/m2
= KaQs
= 3.10 kN/m2

Horizontal force due to earth pressure

= P1

= 59.90 kN

Horizontal force due to surcharge

= p2

= 13.98 kN

Total horizontal force

=P

= 73.88 kN

Moment of earth pressure about toe

= M1

= 90.05 kN.m

Moment of surcharge pressure about toe

= M2

= 31.53 kN.m

Total induced moment at base

=M

= 121.58 kN.m

4.

Restoring forces/Moment Calculation

Sl. No.

Load due to

Magnitude (kN)

Dist. Of CG

1
2
3
Total

W1
W2
W3
W

58.7
48.0
148.6
255.2

0.90
1.60
2.20
MR

Moment about
T
52.8 kN.m
76.8 kN.m
326.9 kN.m
456.5 kN.m

5. CHECK FOR SLIDING

Total horizontal force

=P

73.88 KN

Total vertical restoring force

= WR

255.23 KN

Horizontal frictional resistance

= WR

153.14 KN

Restoring force

= WHR

153.14 KN

(Passive resistance of soil above Toe slab is not considered conservatively)

Factor of safety against sliding
= WHR/P
=
2.07 >1.50 O.K
6. CHECK FOR OVERTURNING
Total induced moment at base

Total restoring moment at base

= MR

Factor of safety against overturning

121.6 KN

456.5 KN

3.75>1.80 O.K

7. CHECK FOR BEARING PRESSURE

Distance of the point of application of the
Resultant force from "A"

= MR M/SUM(V)

= 1.31 m

The eccentricity

B/2

= 1.60

B/6

= 0.53

B/2-Z

0.29 m <B/6 No Tension

Gross bearing capacity of soil at the foundation level

= qs (gross) = 142.1 KN/m2

therefore the extreme pressure

=f

= (w){(1+6e/B)}/B

Maximum soil pressure

= f1

= 122.82 KN/m2

Minimum soil pressure

= f2

= 36.70 KN/m2

8. CHECK FOR DEFLECTION (STEM)

Deflection due to earth pressure

= axmax. = p1H3/15ECl

Deflection due to surcharge pressure

= axmax. = p2H3/8ECl

Moment of inertia of 1 m wide wall

=I

= 1.8E+10 mm 2

Horizontal forces due to earth pressure

= P1

= 59901.6 N

Horizontal forces due to surcharge

= p2

= 13981.0 N

Horizontal deflection due to p1

= ax1

= 0.78mm

Horizontal deflection due to p2

= ax2

= 0.34mm

Total Horizontal maximum deflection

= axmax.

= 1.13mm<18.04mm

9. CALCULATION OF DESIGN FORCES /MOMENTS

9.1 FOR VERTICAL STEM
BM due to Earth pressure (p1)

M1 = 90.1 KN/m

BM due to surcharge pressure (p2)

M2 = 31.5 KN/m

Total maximum moment

Ms = 121.6 KN/m

Total maximum shear forces

= FS

= P1+P2

= 73.9 KN
9.2

FOR HEEL SLAB

Moment due top soil over heel slab

Mh1 = w3c/2 = 148.6 KN/m

Moment due top surcharge pressure =

Mh2 = Qs*c2/2 = 20.0KN/m

Moment due to self weight of toe slab =

Mh3 = (C*H* C /2 =30.0KN/m

Moment due to upward soil pressure

Mh4 = 109.3 KN/m

Net moment for heel slab

Mh = 89.3 KN/m

Shear due to soil over heel slab

= Fh1 = W3

Shear due to surcharge

= Fh2 = p2

Shear due to self weight

= Fh3 = (c*e*

Shear due to upward earth pressure

= Fh4 = 127.2 KN

Total design shear force for heel slab

= Fh = 65.3 KN

= 148.6 KN
= 14.0KN
c/2 = 30.0 KN

10. ABSTRACT DESIGN VALUES (SERVICE)

Component
stem
Heel slab

Thickness (mm)
600
600

Max. BM(kn-m)
121.6
89.3

Max. S.F.(kn)
73.9
65.3