Bearing capacity check for proposed retention structure

A. Bearing capacity verification for base of retention structure

Geometry of reteaining wall
symbol Values Unit
Depth of embedment Df 2.00 m
Width of wall B 6.00 m
Equivalent width of wall B1 5.08 m
Total height of wall Hmax 6.30 m
Length of retention structure L 49.00 m
Slope of backfill i 0.00 °

Material parameters of structure and soil

Foundation rock Properties
unit weight γf 21.00 kN/m3
Cohesion cf 36.00 kN/m2
Friction angle Φf 27.00 °

Foundation details
Angle of inclination of slope β 40.00 °
Distance of footing from the crest of slope b 0.00 m
Width of wall B 5.08 m
Bearing capacity factors

Nq = 13.20

Nγ = 9.32

Calculation for reduced Nc, Nq, Nγ for foundation on slope:

Ratio of b/B b/B 0.00
D/B D/B 0.39

Reduced Nc (Table 4-7 of Bowles Foundation Engineering book) Nc‘ 21.59

Reduced Nq (Table 4-7 of Bowles Foundation Engineering book) Nq‘ 11.88

Calculations for reduced Nγ

Check for b/B>0, reduced Nγ need to be calculated or not: Err:501

Coulumbs passive earth pressure coefficient Maximum value Kmax = 449.17

Coulumbs passive earth pressure coefficient Minimum value Kmin = 0.89

So ratio of Kmin/Kmax i.e. R 0.0020

Hence Nγ‘ Nγ‘ 4.67

Inclination factors
iq = 1.00
ic = 1.00
iγ = 1.00
Shape factors
sc = 1.00
sq = 1.00
sγ = 1.00
Depth factors
dc = Err:501
dq = Err:501
dγ = 1.00
Ground factors

gc = 0.73
gq = 0.07
gγ = 0.07
Ultimate bearing capacity ( Hansen method )

qult Err:501 kN/m2

Considering FOS=2.5
SBC 691.91 kN/m2
Base pressure 184.57 kN/m3 Safe
Bearing capacity of footing on slopes
INPUT symbol
FOOTING DETAILS
Depth of foundation D
Width of foundation B
TOP WIDTH OF STEM bt
Bottom width of stem bb
ST

SH
Heal projection Lh
Toe projection Lt
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF WALL Hmax
Length of footing L
Unit weight of concrete ϒc
Angle of footing with horizontal η
Slope of backfill i
SOIL PROPERTIES
Foundation soil Properties
unit weight of soil ( foundation soil) γ
Cohesion of soil ( Foundation soil) c
Friction angle of soil ( foundation soil ) Φ
Backfill soil Properties
DENSITY OF SOIL (BACKFILL SOIL) ϒ1
COHESION (BACKFILL SOIL) C1
ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION (BACKFILL SOIL) Φ1
Hill slope Inclination and other details
Angle of inclination of slope β
In case of Fig. 4.6 (b), distance of footing the crest of slope b
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION(0.6 TO 0.7) k1
Coefficent applied for cohesion k2
friction angle between base and soil (0.5Φ to Φ ) δ
base adhesion (0.6 to 1 times base cohesion) Ca
(2 to5) ( for caluclation of inclination factor ) α1
( for calculation of inclination factor -(2 to 5) α2

CALCULATIONS Symbol

HEIGHT OF FILL ABOVE G.L. Hback

Height of stem H
Earth pressure Calculation
Earth pressure coefficient ( Rankine)
Active earth pressure coefficient ka
Passive earth pressure coefficient kp
Active earth pressure due to backfill Pa
Horizontal component of active earth pressure due to backfill PaH
Vertical component of active earth pressure due to backfillL PaV
PASSIVE EARTH PRESSURE, Pp = Pp
Loads and moments acting on retaining wall
CONSIDER, 1M WIDTH
W(KN)
LOADING

W1(LOAD DUE TO RECT. STEM) =

W2 (LOAD DUE TO TRIA.STEM) 1 =

W4 ( (LOAD DUE TO SOIL AT stem

W2 (LOAD DUE TO TRIA.STEM) 2 =
TOTAL WEIGHT ,W (kN) 0

Force paralel to base slab in the direction of B Hi

force normal to base V
Moment Mb
Excentricity in the direction of B eb

Effective width B‘
Effective area A‘
Nq, Nγ
Nq
Nγ
Reduced Nc, Nq, Nγ
Ration of b/B b/B
D/B D/B
Reduced Nc Nc‘
Reduced Nq Nq‘
Calcullation of reduced Nγ
In case of Fig. 4.6 (B), no reduction in Nγ, if b/B>=2
Check for b/B>0, reduced Nγ need to be calculated or not
Angle of inclination of back of wall with horizontal α
Coulumbs passive earth pressure coefficient Maximum value Kmax
Coulumbs passive earth pressure coefficient Minimum value Kmin
Kmin/Kmax R
Reduced Nγ Nγ‘1
Hence Nγ‘ Nγ‘
Inclination factors (Hansen (1970) )
iq
ic
ic‘
iγ
Shape factors
 sc
sq
sγ
Depth factors
k
dc
dq
dγ
Ground factors
gc
gq
gγ
Ultimate bearing capacity ( Hansen method ) qult
SBC

Hence SBC of foundation =

CHECK FOR STABILITY

CHECK AGAINST SLIDING

CONSIDER, 1M WIDTH
W(KN)
LOADING

W1(LOAD DUE TO RECT. STEM) = 0

W2 (LOAD DUE TO TRIA.STEM) 1 = 0
W2 (LOAD DUE TO TRIA.STEM) 2 = 0
W3 (LOAD DUE TO SOIL) = 438
W3 (LOAD DUE TO SOIL traingular portion) 1 = 240
W3 (LOAD DUE TO SOIL traingular portion) 2 = 0
W4 (LOAD DUE TO BASE SLAB) = 0
W8(VERTICAL COMPONENT OF ACTIVE PRESSURE) = 58.78

TOTAL WEIGHT ,W (kN) 736.78

Resisting force
Sliding force
FoS against sliding

FoS > 1.5, HENCE SAFE AGAINST SLIDING

CHECK AGAINST OVERTURNING

TAKE MOMENT ABOUT 'O'
OVERTURNING MOMENT
RESISTING MOMENT
FACTOR OF SAFETY AGAINST OVERTURNING
 FoSoverturning > 2, HENCE SAFE AGAINST OVERTURNING

CHECK AGAINST ECCENTRICITY

Distance of resultant from toe of wall

Excentricity
FOR NO TENSION CONDITION,e<B/6

Excentricity>B/6,NOT OKAY

CHECK FOR BEARING CAPACITY

Maximum soil pressure under the retaining wall

Minimum soil pressure under the retaining wall

Err:501
Values Units

2 m
6 m
0.45 m 1
0.75 m
4 m

3.4 m
3.65 m 3
1.60 m
6 m
49 m
22 kN/m3
0 DEGREE
0 DEGREE

26 kN/m3
50 kN/m2
34 DEGREE

20 kN/m3
0 …
34 DEGREE

40 DEGREE
0 m
0.666 ..
0.5
17 DEGREE
33.3 kN/m2
2
2

Value Unit

4.0 m
6.0 m

0.254
3.537
91.440 KN/m
 91.440 KN/m
0.000 KN/m
0.00 KN/m
KN/m
KN/m
DISTANCE FROM center of top of base X
m
Moment (kNm)
X1 0.000 0
X2 0.00 0

X4 -1.983333 0
X5 0 0
TOTAL M (kN.m) from top of base slab Err:501

91.44 KN/m
0 KN
-182.88 kNm
#DIV/0! m

#DIV/0! m
Err:501 m

29.4397923696435
28.7743232558322

0
0.333333333333333
28.85 (Table 4-7)
21 (Table 4-7)

Err:501
80.5376777919744 DEGREE
134.391089176983
Err:502
Err:502
Err:502
Err:501

1
1
Err:501
1
 1 (=1 for strip)
1
1

Err:501
1.12870022175866
1.08434005744643
1

0.727891156462585
0.065890798037256
0.065890798037256
Err:501 kN/m2
Err:501 kN/m2

Err:501 kN/m2 (Hansen Equation )

Err:501 T/m2

CONSIDER, 1M WIDTH
DISTANCE FROM Toe X
m MR( KN.m)

X1 5.225 0
X2 6.78 0
X3 3.87 0
X4 4.175 1828.65
X5 8.116667 1948
X6 4.783333 0
X7 3 0
X8 6.00 352.65899417842

TOTAL MR (kN.m) 4129.3089941784

Fr 457.35 kN
Fd 91.440 kN
FoSsliding 5.00 >1.5

OM 230.43 kN.m
RM 4129.31 kN.m
FoSoverturning 17.92 <2.00
 X 5.29 m
e 2.29 m

Pmax 404.22 kN/sq.m

Pmin -158.63 kN/sq.m
Caluclation of Kmax (δ=Φ) Caluclation of Kmin
betq 40 0.526825 betq
phi 34 0.885102 phi
alpha 80.53768 0.004429 alpha
134.3911
Caluclation of Kmin (δ=Φ)
-40 0.526824655604804
 34 0.885102199040215 215.3542 Err:502
80.53768 Err:502 106.9961
Err:502