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Structural Calculations
For
1 Hasker Street
SW3 2LE

2015091 September 2015

Company No. 5873122

VAT Registration No. 894 2993 61
Registered In England And Wales
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CLIENT

Mr A Lloyd Baker

ARCHITECT

Cousins & Cousins Architects

CODES USED

 NHBC
 BS 648: 1964 – Weights of Building Materials
 BS 6399: Pt 1: 1984 – Design Loads
 BS 5950: Pt 1: 1990 – Structural Steel
 BS 5628: Pt 1: 1992 – Masonry
 BS 5268: Pt 2: 1991 – Structural Timber
 BS 8110: 1985 – Reinforced Concrete

IMPOSED LOADS

 Domestic Floors – 1.5 kN/m2

GROUND CONDITIONS

 Kempton Park Gravels – Allowable Safe Ground Bearing Pressure – 100 kN/m2

Company No. 5873122

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LOADS kg/m2 DEAD LIVE

kN/m2

Slated Roof - Slates 50

(With Lining) Felt & Battens 6
Rafters 6
Battens & Insulation 4
Plasterboard & Skim 15

106 kg/m2

Plan Load 20º = 1.13 0.75

30º = 1.22 0.75
35º = 1.29 0.67
40º = 1.38 0.58
45º = 1.5 0.5
50º = 1.65 0.42

Older Cavity 102 Brick 210

(or 215 Solid) 102 Brick 210
12mm Plaster 24

444 kg/m2 4.44

New Cavity - 102 Brick 210

100 Block 80
Plasterboard & Skim 24

314 kg/m2 3.14

Stud Walls Plasterboard x 2 20

Skim Coat x 2 10
Studs 75x50@400c/c’s 10

40 kg/m2 0.4

Built-Up Felt Roof Felt & Chippings 40

Boards & Insulation 15
Joists & Firings 10
Plasterboard & Skim 15

80 kg/m2 0.8
No Access 0.75
Access 1.5

Company No. 5873122

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Timber Floor Boards 15

Joists 15
Plasterboard & Skim 15

45 kg/m2 0.45
Domestic 1.5

Company No. 5873122

VAT Registration No. 894 2993 61
Registered In England And Wales
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RETAINING WALL ANALYSIS (BS 8002:1994)

TEDDS calculation version 1.2.01.06

3100

3000 300

75 kN/m
5 kN/m2
Prop

3450

3900
450

Prop

3300

Wall details
Retaining wall type; Cantilever
Height of wall stem; hstem = 3450 mm; Wall stem thickness; twall = 300 mm
Length of toe; ltoe = 3000 mm; Length of heel; lheel = 0 mm
Overall length of base; lbase = 3300 mm; Base thickness; tbase = 450 mm
Height of retaining wall; hwall = 3900 mm
Depth of downstand; dds = 0 mm; Thickness of downstand; tds = 450 mm
Position of downstand; lds = 650 mm
Depth of cover in front of wall; dcover = 0 mm; Unplanned excavation depth; dexc = 0 mm
Height of ground water; hwater = 0 mm; Density of water; γwater = 9.81 kN/m3
Density of wall construction; γwall = 23.6 kN/m ;
3
Density of base construction; γbase = 23.6 kN/m3
Angle of soil surface; β = 0.0 deg; Effective height at back of wall; heff = 3900 mm
Mobilisation factor; M = 1.5
Moist density; γm = 18.0 kN/m3; Saturated density; γs = 21.0 kN/m3
Design shear strength; φ' = 24.2 deg; Angle of wall friction; δ = 0.0 deg
Design shear strength; φ'b = 24.2 deg; Design base friction; δb = 18.6 deg
Moist density; γmb = 18.0 kN/m3; Allowable bearing; Pbearing = 100 kN/m2

Using Coulomb theory

Active pressure; Ka =0.419; Passive pressure; Kp = 4.187
At-rest pressure; K0 = 0.590
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Loading details
Surcharge load; Surcharge = 5.0 kN/m2
Vertical dead load; W dead = 55.0 kN/m; Vertical live load; W live = 20.0 kN/m
Horizontal dead load; Fdead = 0.0 kN/m; Horizontal live load; Flive = 0.0 kN/m
Position of vertical load; lload = 3100 mm; Height of horizontal load; hload = 0 mm

75
5

Prop

Prop

32.1 2.1 29.4

40.7 40.7

Loads shown in kN/m, pressures shown in kN/m2

Calculate propping force

Propping force; Fprop = 19.7 kN/m
Check bearing pressure
Total vertical reaction; R = 134.5 kN/m; Distance to reaction; xbar = 1650 mm
Eccentricity of reaction; e = 0 mm
Reaction acts within middle third of base
Bearing pressure at toe; ptoe = 40.7 kN/m2; Bearing pressure at heel; pheel = 40.7 kN/m2
PASS - Maximum bearing pressure is less than allowable bearing pressure
Calculate propping forces to top and base of wall
Propping force to top of wall; Fprop_top = 0.700 kN/m; Propping force to base of wall; Fprop_base = 18.997 kN/m
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RETAINING WALL DESIGN (BS 8002:1994)

TEDDS calculation version 1.2.01.06

Ultimate limit state load factors

Dead load factor; γf_d = 1.4; Live load factor; γf_l = 1.6
Earth pressure factor; γf_e = 1.4

Calculate propping force

Propping force; Fprop = 19.7 kN/m
Calculate propping forces to top and base of wall
Propping force to top of wall; Fprop_top_f = -11.321 kN/m; Propping force to base of wall; Fprop_base_f = 78.760 kN/m

Design of reinforced concrete retaining wall toe (BS 8002:1994)

Material properties
Strength of concrete; fcu = 35 N/mm2; Strength of reinforcement; fy = 500 N/mm2
Base details
Minimum reinforcement; k = 0.13 %; Cover in toe; ctoe = 40 mm
402
450

150

Design of retaining wall toe

Shear at heel; Vtoe = 130.2 kN/m; Moment at heel; Mtoe = 215.3 kNm/m
Compression reinforcement is not required
Check toe in bending
Reinforcement provided; 16 mm dia.bars @ 150 mm centres
Area required; As_toe_req = 1302.4 mm2/m; Area provided; As_toe_prov = 1340 mm2/m
PASS - Reinforcement provided at the retaining wall toe is adequate
Check shear resistance at toe
Design shear stress; vtoe = 0.325 N/mm2; Allowable shear stress; vadm = 4.733 N/mm2
PASS - Design shear stress is less than maximum shear stress
Concrete shear stress; vc_toe = 0.570 N/mm2
vtoe < vc_toe - No shear reinforcement required

Design of reinforced concrete retaining wall stem (BS 8002:1994)

Material properties
Strength of concrete; fcu = 35 N/mm2; Strength of reinforcement; fy = 500 N/mm2
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Wall details
Minimum reinforcement; k = 0.13 %
Cover in stem; cstem = 40 mm; Cover in wall; cwall = 40 mm

150
252
300

254

150

Design of retaining wall stem

Shear at base of stem;
Check wall stem in bending
Reinforcement provided;
Area required;
Check shear resistance at wall stem
Design shear stress;
Concrete shear stress;
Design of retaining wall at mid height
Moment at mid height;
Reinforcement provided;
Area required;
Check retaining wall deflection
Max span/depth ratio;
Vstem = 78.6 kN/m; Moment at base of stem; Mstem = 55.4 kNm/m
Compression reinforcement is not required
16 mm dia.bars @ 150 mm centres
As_stem_req = 532.3 mm2/m; Area provided; As_stem_prov = 1340 mm2/m
PASS - Reinforcement provided at the retaining wall stem is adequate
vstem = 0.312 N/mm2; Allowable shear stress; vadm = 4.733 N/mm2
PASS - Design shear stress is less than maximum shear stress
vc_stem = 0.643 N/mm2
vstem < vc_stem - No shear reinforcement required
Mwall = 24.6 kNm/m
Compression reinforcement is not required
12 mm dia.bars @ 150 mm centres
As_wall_req = 390.0 mm2/m; Area provided; As_wall_prov = 754 mm2/m
PASS - Reinforcement provided to the retaining wall at mid height is adequate
ratiomax = 40.00; Actual span/depth ratio; ratioact = 13.69
PASS - Span to depth ratio is acceptable
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Indicative retaining wall reinforcement diagram

Wall reinforcement Stem reinforcement

Toe reinforcement

Toe bars - 16 mm dia.@ 150 mm centres - (1340 mm2/m)

Wall bars - 12 mm dia.@ 150 mm centres - (754 mm2/m)
Stem bars - 16 mm dia.@ 150 mm centres - (1340 mm2/m)