Reference Calculation Outputs

Load combination = 3 ULS1

load factors
Dead loads (concrete) = 1.15
Live load, fill surcharge (verticle) = 1.5
Live Surcharge or Earth load (Horizontal) = 1.2

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 = 138 kN/m
W2 = 115 kN/m
W3 = 230 kN/m

Distance from toe Zw1 = 1.9 m

Zw2 = 2.533 m
Zw3 = 4.000 m

Moments from self weight Mw1 = 262.2 kNm/m

Mw2 = 291.3333 kNm/m
Mw3 = 920.000 kNm/m

Soil fill Weight

Weight of Retaining wall s1 = 1036.8 kN/m
s2 = 108 kN/m
s3 = 12.96 kN/m

Distance from toe Zs1 = 5.600 m

Zs2 = 2.867 m
Zs3 = 0.8 m

Moments from self weight Ms1 = 5806.080 kNm/m

Ms2 = 309.6 kNm/m
Ms3 = 10.368 kNm/m
Reference Calculation Outputs
Total Self weight and fill w = 1640.76 kN/m
Mw = 7599.581 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 = 225.3 kN/m
PavH = 165.6 kN/m

Distance from toe ZpaH = 3m

ZpaV = 2.95 m

Moments from earth pressure MpaH = -675.848 kNm/m

MpavH = 488.5238 kNm/m

Surcharge calculation
2
Live load surcharge (obligatory-minimum) q = 10.0 kN/m
PsH = 32.3 kN/m
Psv = 87.0 kN/m

Distance from toe ZsH = 4.5 m

ZsV = 5.10 m

Moments from earth pressure MsH = -145.194 kNm/m

MsvH = 443.7 kNm/m

Sliding Check
Friction Coefficient between soil and concrete = 0.43
Verticle load N = 1806.4 kN
Resiting force-friction Fr = 779.2 kN

Resiting force-Total = 779.2 kN

Horizotal force = 257.5 kN
Fos Sliding = 3.0
Reference Calculation Outputs
No Sliding FOS>1.5. Ok.

Overturning Check
Restoring moment Mr = 8088.1 kNm
overturning moment Mo = -821.0 kNm
Fos overturning = 9.851
No overturning. FOS>2 Ok.

Total Force on base of footing

Verticle = 1806.4 kN/m
Horizontal = 257.5 kN/m
Moment = 7267.1 kNm/m

x = 4.02 m
B = 8.00 m
B/2 = 4.00 m
e = -0.02 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 = 221.89 kN/m
2
minimum pmin = 229.70 kN/m

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

Fotting Heel side (AE) Top r/f

y = 4.8 m
y' = 4.80 m
2
py = 225.01 kN/m

Forces from Bottom soil pressure Ry = -1091.31 kN/m

My = -2628.13 kNm/m

Fill Fy = 1036.80 kN/m

z = 2.40 m
MFY = 2488.32 kNm/m

Surcharge Fq = 72.00 kN/m

z = 2.40 m
Mq = 172.80 kNm/m

Self weight Fw = 138.00 kN/m

z = 2.40 m
Mw = 331.20 kNm/m
Reference Calculation Outputs
VAE = 155.49 kN/m
MAE = 364.19 kNm/m

Fotting Toe side (CD) Bottom r/f

Z = 1.6 m
2
pz = 223.45 kN/m

Forces from Bottom soil pressure Rz = 356.28 kN/m

Mz = 285.36 kNm/m

Fill Fz = -12.96 kN/m

z = 0.80 m
MFz = -10.37 kNm/m

Self weight Fw = -46.00 kN/m

z = 0.80 m
Mw = -36.80 kNm/m

VCD = 297.32 kN/m

MCD = 238.19 kNm/m

Wall (AC) r/f

x = 8m

Earth pressure Px = 178.00 KN/m

z = 2.67 m
Mx = 474.67 kNm/m

Surcharge Psx = 28.68 KN/m

z = 4.00 m
Msx = 114.72 kNm/m

VAC = 206.68 kN/m

MAC = 589.39 kNm/m