Calculation of force and bending moment due to earth pressure on a cantilevering wall

1.1

Design values :

0.3 g= 2.07 t/m2

2.525
1 2 ka = 0.279

1.458 t/m2 0.693 t/m2 width of

0.300 m
dirtwall =
Earth Pressure diagram
height of
2.525 m
dirtwall,h =

1)Earth Pressure due to surcharge equivalent to 1.2m of earthfill = ka *g*1.2

= 0.693 t/m2

2)Earth Pressure due to backfill of earth = ka *g*h

= 1.458 t/m2

Bending moment at the base of dirtwall due to earth pressure (1) = ka *g*1.2*h2/2

= 2.209 t-m/m

Bending moment at the base of dirtwall due to earth pressure (1) = ka *g*h3*0.42/2

= 1.952 t-m/m

Total bending moment at the base of wall = 4.162 t-m/m

due to earth pressure