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 = 9m
wall Height h1 = 8m
h2 = 1.0 m
H1 = 1.3 m
h0 = 0.3 m
b1 = 1.6 m
b2 = 1.600 m
b3 = 4.8 m
b4 = 0.6 m
b5 = 1.000 m
cot α = 8

Self Weight
Weight of Retaining wall W1 = 120 kN/m
W2 = 100 kN/m
W3 = 200 kN/m

Distance from toe Zw1 = 1.9 m

Zw2 = 2.533 m
Zw3 = 4.000 m

Moments from self weight Mw1 = 228 kNm/m

Mw2 = 253.3333 kNm/m
Mw3 = 800.000 kNm/m

Soil fill Weight

Weight of Retaining wall s1 = 691.2 kN/m
s2 = 72 kN/m
s3 = 8.64 kN/m

Distance from toe Zs1 = 5.600 m

Zs2 = 2.867 m
Zs3 = 0.8 m

Moments from self weight Ms1 = 3870.720 kNm/m

Ms2 = 206.4 kNm/m
Ms3 = 6.912 kNm/m
Reference Calculation Outputs
Total Self weight and fill w = 1191.84 kN/m
Mw = 5365.365 kNm/m

Active earth pressure

angle of wall face α = 7.125 deg

= 0.124 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 = 0.299
Design method = 2 Coulomb method
Ka = 0.299
Kp = 3.690

Active earth pressure force Pa = 217.8 kN/m

PahH = 187.7 kN/m
PavH = 110.4 kN/m

Distance from toe ZpaH = 3m

ZpaV = 2.95 m

Moments from earth pressure MpaH = -563.206 kNm/m

MpavH = 325.6826 kNm/m

Surcharge calculation
2
Live load surcharge (obligatory-minimum) q = 10.0 kN/m
PsH = 26.9 kN/m
Psv = 58.0 kN/m

Distance from toe ZsH = 4.5 m

ZsV = 5.10 m

Moments from earth pressure MsH = -120.995 kNm/m

MsvH = 295.8 kNm/m

Sliding Check
Friction Coefficient between soil and concrete = 0.43
Verticle load N = 1302.2 kN
Resiting force-friction Fr = 561.7 kN

Resiting force-Total = 561.7 kN

Horizotal force = 214.6 kN
Fos Sliding = 2.6
Reference Calculation Outputs
No Sliding FOS>1.5. Ok.

Overturning Check
Restoring moment Mr = 5691.0 kNm
overturning moment Mo = -684.2 kNm
Fos overturning = 8.318
No overturning. FOS>2 Ok.

Total Force on base of footing

Verticle = 1302.2 kN/m
Horizontal = 214.6 kN/m
Moment = 5006.8 kNm/m

x = 3.84 m
B = 8.00 m
B/2 = 4.00 m
e = 0.16 m
B/6 = 1.33 m
e < B/6
Complete foundation contact with soil.
Contact width b = 8.00 m

Soil pressure
2
maximum pmax = 181.73 kN/m
2
minimum pmin = 143.83 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 = 4.8 m
y' = 4.80 m
2
py = 166.57 kN/m

Forces from Bottom soil pressure Ry = -744.96 kN/m

My = -1744.26 kNm/m

Fill Fy = 691.20 kN/m

z = 2.40 m
MFY = 1658.88 kNm/m

Surcharge Fq = 48.00 kN/m

z = 2.40 m
Mq = 115.20 kNm/m

Self weight Fw = 120.00 kN/m

z = 2.40 m
Mw = 288.00 kNm/m
Reference Calculation Outputs
VAE = 114.24 kN/m
MAE = 317.82 kNm/m

Fotting Toe side (CD) Bottom r/f

Z = 1.6 m
2
pz = 174.15 kN/m

Forces from Bottom soil pressure Rz = 284.70 kN/m

Mz = 226.14 kNm/m

Fill Fz = -8.64 kN/m

z = 0.80 m
MFz = -6.91 kNm/m

Self weight Fw = -40.00 kN/m

z = 0.80 m
Mw = -32.00 kNm/m

VCD = 236.06 kN/m

MCD = 187.23 kNm/m

Wall (AC) r/f

x = 8m

Earth pressure Px = 148.33 KN/m

z = 2.67 m
Mx = 395.56 kNm/m

Surcharge Psx = 23.90 KN/m

z = 4.00 m
Msx = 95.60 kNm/m

VAC = 172.23 kN/m

MAC = 491.16 kNm/m