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 Gravity Wall
 Cantilever Wall

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Geotechnical
 Overturning Moment
 Sliding
 Bearing capacity & settlement
 Global stability

Structural
 Bending Moment
 Shear

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 H

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 W1
W2 Pa

1/3H

B
0.5B 0.5B

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 Overturning moment relative to the toe of the
wall

Resisting moment
FS 
Mobilized moment
W1  0.75B   W2  0.667B 

Pa  1 H
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
 1.5

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 W1  W2  tan   (c'B)
FS 
Pa
 1.5

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 W1  W2   6e 
q max/ min  1  
B  B
M o
lm 
V
e  0.5B  l m

qmax  qallowable
qmin  0

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 =17kN/m3
c‘=0
’=36°
=0.75’
=27 °

Ka=tan2[45°- (36°/2)]
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1: FS against overturning moment:
Resisting moment M V
FS  
Mobilized moment M H
397.3
  2.58  1.5
153.8
Resultant moment’s arm:

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2: FS against sliding

FS 
W  Pa v  tan    ca  B 
Pa  h
212.3 tan 27
  1.38
78.4

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Eccentricity of base reaction
e  1.50  1.15
 0.35 m  1 B
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Maximum & minimum pressure
212.3  6  0.35 
qmax/min  1  
3.0  3.0 
 120 kN/m 2 & 21 kN/m 2
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3: Check bearing capacity of shallow
foundation & settlement

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 Budhu: 15.4

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 Craig 6.4

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End of Presentation

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