DEISGN OF SEMI GRAVITY

RETAINING WALLS
Earth pressure for various conditions
 Design of semi gravity retaining walls
− The retaining walls which resist the lateral pressure by means of its
weight and developed soils.
− The wall thickness is selected such that no part of the wall is in tension
− The resultant force must pass through the middle third to fulfill this
condition.
q1 = 2663 psf

q2 = 259 psf