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
5 ft
Cah=(1-sin)/(1+sin)
0.27
Cph=1/Cah
3.7037037

1-HEIGHT OF WALL:
h=height of wall

20 ft

2-THICKNESS OF BASE:
assume thickness=
Base thickness

10 % of h
2 ft

3-BASE LENGTH:
Ph=Cahwh(h+2h')/2
8100 lb
y=(h2+3hh')/(3(h+2h') 7.7777778 ft
W=wx(h+h')
2500 x
Wx/2=Py
x
7.0992957 ft

base length=1.5x
change

x
toe length

10 ft
7 ft
3 ft

4-STEM THICKNESS:

change

h2=stem height above

18 ft
Ph2
6804 lb
y
7.0714286 ft
Mu=1.6Py
76982.4 lb-ft
b=0.85fc'87000/(8700.0285068
max=0.75b
0.0213801
=max/2
0.0106901
m=fy/0.85fc'
17.647059
Rn=fy(1-m/2)
580.90337 psi

0.9
d=(Mu/Rnb)
12.134518 in
cover
3.5 in
total thickness of stem at base
16 in
d
12.5 in
total thickness of stem at top
16 in

5-STEM SHEAR REINFORCEMENT (SHEAR AT d):

d
1.0416667 ft
h3=stem height sbove 16.958333 ft
Ph3
6171.7734 lb
change

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

9874.8375 lb
0.85
7.6536711 in
12.5 in

6-F.O.S AGAINST OVERTURNING:

COMPONENT FORCE
ARM
MOMENT
W1
2916.6667
7.75 22604.167
W2
0 4.8333333
0
W3
10500
7.75
81375
W4
3600 4.1666667
15000
W5
0 4.8333333
0
W6
3200 5.3333333 17066.667

Total

20216.67 lb

136045.8

Rv
20216.667 lb
Ms=stabilizing moment136045.83 lb-ft
Mo=overturning moment=P*y
FOS=Ms/Mo

63000 lb-ft
2.1594577

7-F.O.S AGAINST SETTLEMENT:

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

3.6131492 ft
3.5555556 ft
3729.2236 psf
61.401367 psf

7-F.O.S AGAINST SLIDING:

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

8100 lb
8086.6667 lb
740.74074 lb
1.0898034

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8-DESIGN OF SHEAR KEY

assume distance b/w front of key a
4 in
bearing press. Under key
2181.8611 lb/ft
friction b/w soil=R
5319.9763 lb
friction b/w heel and soil=R
2766.6904 lb
2
passive earth press. wh Cph/2
185.18519 h2
fos against sliding
1.5
h
4.6842289 ft
height of key
4
ft
height of key
4.75 ft

9-DESIGN OF HEEL:
change

Wu=1.6*surcharge+1.2(backfill+he
3320 lb/ft
Vu=1.6P
19366.667 lb
for shear
0.85
d=Vu/2fc'b
15.010485 in
revised d
16.5 in

heel thickness

19 in

Wu=1.6*surcharge+1.2(backfill+he3760.8333 lb/ft
Mu=Wul^2/2
63986.4 lb-ft
261.14233 psi

0.0045337

As=bd
0.8976801 in2
change
change
use

bar #
# of bars
spacing
@

8
2
11
c/c

Dev. Length req

available dev length

10-DESIGN OF TOE:

change

MAIN REINFORCEMENT:
x
2525.7195 lb/ft
Wu=1.6toe-0.9self load4733.9545 lb/ft
Mu=Wul^2/2
28995.471 lb-ft
cover
3.5 in
d=thickness-cover
20.5 in
76.661963 psi

0.0033333

As=bd
0.82 in2

change
use

bar #
# of bars
spacing
8@

8
2
12
12 c/c

Dev. Length req

available dev length

change

SHEAR REINFORCEMENT:
Shear at a distance d 1.7083333 ft
x
3113.1441 lb/ft
Vu=1.6*earth press-0.9s9323.6438 lb
for shear
0.85
d=Vu/2fc'b
7.2264584 in
revised d
20.5 in
heel thickness
24 in

11-STEM REINFORCEMENT:

revised stem height

18.416667 ft
Ph=Cahwh(h+2h')/2
7065.0938 lb
y=(h2+3hh')/(3(h+2h') 7.2190453 ft
change

Mu=1.6Py
d=thickness-cover

As=bd

change

use

bar #
# of bars
spacing
@

81605.171 lb-ft
12.5 in
580.30344 psi
0.0106777

1.6016593 in2
9
2
4.5
4.5

8
c/c

Dev. Length req

available dev length
change

location from top (ft)

Ph=Cahwh(h+2h')/2 (lb)
5
1012.5
10
2700
15
5062.5
18.416667
7065.0938

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)

40800 a
160200
3.9264706 in
12.5 in
126.59923 k-ft
12.5 in
126.59923 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
40800 a
80100
1.9632353 in
12.5 in
69.196682 k-ft
12.5 in
69.196682 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
40800 a
40200
0.9852941 in
12.5 in

c/c

36.202169 k-ft
12.5 in

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

36.202169 k-ft

location fr Mu=1.6Py
at base
81.605171 k-ft
48.6 k-ft
18 k-ft
3.6 k-ft
at top
0

y
0 126.59923
3.4166667
8.4166667
13.416667
18.416667 126.59923

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VER RETAINING WALL

evel of earth

16 ft
100 pcf
500 psf
35
0.4
4000 psi
60000 psi
5 ksf
4 ft
0.85
2.5 in

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

(usually 3-4 ft)

8 in
2 in
6 in

(mimimum top thickness=12")

SHEAR AT d):

OK no shear reinforcement is required

5.8333333
1.3333333

W1

W3

18

W2

16
W4

UNITS= ft

lb-ft

G.S

W5
2
W6
3.5 1.3333333
10.666667

2
5.8333333

ok safe against overturning

< qmax ok safe against settlement

< qmax ok safe against settlement

1.5

not ok sliding failure, shear key is required

in

3320
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)
2.2222222
4.1666667
6
7.2190453

As

2.67

Mu=1.6Py
3.6 k-ft
18 k-ft
48.6 k-ft
81.605171 k-ft

1.335 in2

As

0.67 in2

69.196682 36.202169

69.196682 36.202169

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series2
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series3
Linear (series3)
series4
Linear (series4)

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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