INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

WALL HEIGHT
WALL THICKNESS
MASONRY STRENGTH

HORIZONTAL BAR MATS

#

SURCHARGE WEIGHT
4

SOIL SPECIFIC WEIGHT

s=

Kp
SOIL INTERNAL FRICTION ANGLE
PROJECT :

WALL VERT. REBAR (fully grouted)

2 #

HORIZONTAL ACCELERATION (in g)

ALLOW SOIL PRESSURE

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE ACTIVE EARTH PRESSURE
Pe = 0.75 kh gb =
Pa = gb Ka =

where
w
CLIENT :
JOB NO. :

@
24

Ka 

F1 = 0.5 H2 (Pa + Pe)

=
H=
t=
fm' =

L=
16

`
500 psf, (24 kPa)
DATE :
Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Based on AASHTO/2018 IBC & TMS 402-16/13

20
12
1.5 ksi, (10 MPa)
(modular concrete facing blocks - MBW)
fy = 60 ksi, (414 MPa)
@ 16

gb = 110 pcf, (1762 kg/m3)

f
kh
= 29 deg
= 0.35 g, (0.5 SDS)

29
38
Qa

psf / ft

sin q sin  q  d  1

2

=
h = (1/3 Pa + 0.6 Pe) H / (Pa + Pe) =
13

CHECK SOIL BEARING CAPACITY (AASHTO Figure 5.8.3A)

V1 = H L gb =
F2 = Ka H ws =
39.6

e = (F1 h + F2 0.5 H) / (V1 + L ws ) =

sv = (V1 + L ws ) / (L - 2e) =

ft, (6.10 m)
in, (305 mm)

in o.c. at each face

(406 mm o.c. at each face)
18 ft, (5.49 m)
in, (406 mm), o.c., horiz. E. W.
in, (610 mm), o.c., vertical mat dist.

sin 2  q  f 

4.2 ksf, (201 kPa)

psf / ft, (FEMA P-750 Page 356)

sin  f d  sin  f  b 
sin  q d  sin  q  b 

(Coulomb, AASHTO Figure 5.5.2A)

kips / ft, Total
8.96

kips / ft, Vertical

3.47 kips / ft, from surcharge weight
3.187 ft
ft



2

0.347

Qa
THE DESIGN IS ADEQUAT

b
d
q

4.18 ksf < [Satisfactory]

CHECK SLIDING CAPACITY (2018 IBC 1807.2.3)

1.1 (F1 + F2) = 18.57 kips / ft < Tan(f) (V1 + L ws ) = 26.94 kips / ft
 1

where te

d
bw
1sinf
1.5 (F1 + F2 - 0.5 H2 Pe) = 16.65 kips / ft

CHECK OVERTURNING CAPACITY (2018 IBC 1807.2.3)

1.5 (h F1 + 0.5 H F2) =


232

=
=
=
ft-kips / ft

 2

11.63 in
9.313 in
12 in
<

<


Tan(f) (V1 + L ws ) =

0.5 L (V1 + L ws ) =
(All forces with safety factor 1.5 conservatively.)

CHECK FLEXURE CAPACITY

2
OF
 MASONRY
kd   WALL
t e  (TMS 4028.3.3)kd 
3 
 t e kd  
M allowable  MIN  b wkd F b  d    P  d   , A s F s  d    P     
3   2 3 

Em
Es
=
=
26.94

437.40

1050
29000
kips / ft

ft-kips / ft

5.18
>

ksi, 700 fm

ksi
 Fb = 0.495 ksi n = 27.62
Fs = 32 ksi k = 0.29
As = 0.233 in 2
P = 1.3 kips, axial force at wa
r = 0.002 > 0.0007 [Satisfactory]

CHECK HORIZONTAL BAR MATS (AASHTO 5.8.4.1)

Tmax = sh Atrib = 0.64 kips / bar < Fs As = 6.40 kips / bar [Satisfactory]
where sh = F 2
/ H + P a
+ Pe = 0.24 ksf
Atrib = 384 in2

CHECK HORIZONTAL BAR ANCHORAGE IN MASONRY (TMS 402-16/13 6.1.9.1/8.1.6.4)

Lanchor = 12 db = 6 in < te [Satisfactory]
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DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

ESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

= 0 deg,
deg, slope of backfill
external
= 0 friction angle
= 90 deg, rack angle of wall face

[Satisfactory]
 [Satisfactory]

ft-kips / ft [Satisfactory]

ft-kips
s2 (F1 + F2) / H = 3.38 ft-kips
[Satisfactory]

ksi, 700 fm' conservative value

 (cont'd)

kips, axial force at wall middle

[Satisfactory]