Reference Calculation Outputs

Load combination = 1 SLS1

load factors
Dead loads (concrete) = 1.00
Live load, fill surcharge (verticle) = 1.0
Live Surcharge or Earth load (Horizontal) = 1.0

3
density- Concrete γconcrete = 25 kN/m
3
density- soil γsoil = 18 kN/m

H = 4.5 m
wall Height h1 = 4.1 m
h2 = 0.4 m
H1 = 1m
h0 = 0.6 m
b1 = 0.9 m
b2 = 0.400 m
b3 = 2.5 m
b4 = 0.4 m
b5 = 0.000 m
cot α = 100000

Self Weight
Weight of Retaining wall W1 = 41 kN/m
W2 = 0.002101 kN/m
W3 = 38.00041 kN/m

Distance from toe Zw1 = 1.1 m

Zw2 = 1.300 m
Zw3 = 1.900 m

Moments from self weight Mw1 = 45.1 kNm/m

Mw2 = 0.002732 kNm/m
Mw3 = 72.202 kNm/m

Soil fill Weight

Weight of Retaining wall s1 = 184.5 kN/m
s2 = 0.001513 kN/m
s3 = 9.72 kN/m

Distance from toe Zs1 = 2.550 m

Zs2 = 1.300 m
Zs3 = 0.45 m

Moments from self weight Ms1 = 470.483 kNm/m

Ms2 = 0.001967 kNm/m
Ms3 = 4.374 kNm/m
Reference Calculation Outputs
Total Self weight and fill w = 273.224 kN/m
Mw = 592.1628 kNm/m

Active earth pressure

angle of wall face α = 0.001 deg

= 0.000 rad
angle of fill β = 0 deg
= 0.00 rad
angle of internal friction φ = 35 deg
= 0.61 rad
CL5.7 angle of friction between wall and earth fill δ = 23.33 deg Concrete
= 0.41 rad

1 Rankine method Ka = 0.271

2 Coulomb method Ka = 0.244
Design method = 2 Coulomb method
Ka = 0.244
Kp = 3.690

Active earth pressure force Pa = 44.5 kN/m

PahH = 40.9 kN/m
PavH = 17.6 kN/m

Distance from toe ZpaH = 1.5 m

ZpaV = 1.30003 m

Moments from earth pressure MpaH = -61.3518 kNm/m

MpavH = 22.93712 kNm/m

Surcharge calculation
2
Live load surcharge (obligatory-minimum) q = 10.0 kN/m
PsH = 11.0 kN/m
Psv = 25.0 kN/m

Distance from toe ZsH = 2.25 m

ZsV = 2.55 m

Moments from earth pressure MsH = -24.7469 kNm/m

MsvH = 63.75156 kNm/m

Sliding Check
Friction Coefficient between soil and concrete = 0.43
Verticle load N = 290.9 kN
Resiting force-friction Fr = 125.5 kN

Resiting force-Total = 125.5 kN

Horizotal force = 51.9 kN
Fos Sliding = 2.4
Reference Calculation Outputs
No Sliding FOS>1.5. Ok.

Overturning Check
Restoring moment Mr = 615.1 kNm
overturning moment Mo = -86.1 kNm
Fos overturning = 7.144
No overturning. FOS>2 Ok.

Total Force on base of footing

Verticle = 290.9 kN/m
Horizontal = 51.9 kN/m
Moment = 529.0 kNm/m

x = 1.82 m
B = 3.80 m
B/2 = 1.90 m
e = 0.08 m
B/6 = 0.63 m
e < B/6
Complete foundation contact with soil.
Contact width b = 3.80 m

Soil pressure
2
maximum pmax = 86.37 kN/m
2
minimum pmin = 66.72 kN/m

2
Allowable bearing pressure = 250 kN/m
surface contact with soil ok
soil pressure within allowable*FOS in SLS. ok

Fotting Heel side (AE) Top r/f

y = 2.5 m
y' = 2.50 m
2
py = 79.65 kN/m

Forces from Bottom soil pressure Ry = -182.95 kN/m

My = -221.96 kNm/m

Fill Fy = 184.50 kN/m

z = 1.25 m
MFY = 230.63 kNm/m

Surcharge Fq = 25.00 kN/m

z = 1.25 m
Mq = 31.25 kNm/m

Self weight Fw = 25.00 kN/m

z = 1.25 m
Mw = 31.25 kNm/m
Reference Calculation Outputs
VAE = 51.55 kN/m
MAE = 71.17 kNm/m

Fotting Toe side (CD) Bottom r/f

Z = 0.9 m
2
pz = 81.72 kN/m

Forces from Bottom soil pressure Rz = 75.64 kN/m

Mz = 33.72 kNm/m

Fill Fz = -9.72 kN/m

z = 0.45 m
MFz = -4.37 kNm/m

Self weight Fw = -9.00 kN/m

z = 0.45 m
Mw = -4.05 kNm/m

VCD = 56.92 kN/m

MCD = 25.30 kNm/m

Wall (AC) r/f

x = 4.1 m

Earth pressure Px = 33.95 KN/m

z = 1.37 m
Mx = 46.40 kNm/m

Surcharge Psx = 10.02 KN/m

z = 2.05 m
Msx = 20.54 kNm/m

VAC = 43.97 kN/m

MAC = 66.95 kNm/m