Gabion Design

Wall height= H= 6.2 m

Wall thickness= tg= 1 m
Surcharge= q= 5 kpa
Backfill slope angle= i= 30 degree
Angle of friction between wall and soil= delta= 0 degree
Wall inclination with vertical= alpha= -6 degree
Soil friction angle= phi s= 30 degree
Soil density= Ys= 17 kn/m3
Gabion fill density= Yg= 26.5 kn/m3
Soil bearing pressure= q allowable= 300 kpa
Scale correction factor Ci= 0.58
Maximum total base width= B= L= 7 m

0 1
5.5 0 0
5.25 0.5 1 0
5 0.5 5.95
4.75 0.5 1 5.35
4.5 0.5 4.5
4 1 3.5
1 2.5
3.5 1.5
0.5
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1) Calculation for earth pressure=

cos 2 ∅ − 𝛼
𝐾𝑎 = 2
sin 𝜑 + 𝛿 sin 𝜑 − i
cos 2 𝛼 cos 𝛿+𝛼 1+
cos 𝛿 + 𝛼 cos i − 𝛼

Ka= 0.66538

Total active thrust on wall= Pa= 238.034 KNm

Vertical distance of point of resultant

Hv= 6.16604 m
L= 7m
hy= 1.41315 m
2) Calculation of overturning moment

Overturning moment= Mo= 338.23 Knm/m

Calculation of weight of gabion W gabion= Yg*vol of wall/unit m length

806.925 KN/m

3) Calculation of horizontal distance from toe to the point of application of W gabion

hg= a*X/A
a= individual gabion artea parallel to slope alpha
X= distance of C.G. of individual gabion from toe
A= Total area of gabion wall 30.45 m2

hg= 5.13654 m

4) Calculation for FOS against overturning

Mo= 338.23 Knm/m

Mr= 4144.8 KNm/m

FOS= 12.2544
Min Fos= 2
safe

5) Calculation for FOS against Sliding

Driving force Fd= Pa-Wgabion*sinalpha
153.688 KN/m
Resisting force Fr= 268.729 KN/m
FOS= 1.74854
Min Fos= 1.5
safe

6) Calculation for eccentricity=

Eccentricity e= -1.24336 m
max eccentricity= 1.16667 m
safe

7) Check for Bearing Pressure=

Min pressure at base= Pb= -7.53644 Kps

Max pressure at base= Pb= 236.823 Kps
safe