Retaining Wall Design

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 25 N/mm2 Angle of Soil Pi 30 Deg
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 415 N/mm2
LATERAL SOIL PRESSURE Pa = 3.333333 Kn/m2 K for Active 0.33
PASSIVE PRESSURE Pp = 30 Kn/m2 K for Passive 3.00
BACKFILL SPECIFIC WEIGHT γb = 10 KN/m3
SURCHARGE WEIGHT ws = 0 KN/m Total Ht of Stem 6.00 m
FRICTION COEFFICIENT µ = 0.54 Desity of Concrete
ALLOW SOIL PRESSURE Qa = 150 Kn/m2 25 Kn/m3
THICKNESS OF TOP STEM tt = 0.3 m
THICKNESS OF KEY & STEM tb = 0.6 m
TOE WIDTH LT = 1.2 m
HEEL WIDTH LH = 2.30 m
HEIGHT OF TOP STEM HT = 3.00 m
HEIGHT OF BOT. STEM HB = 3.00 m
FOOTING THICKNESS hf = 0.5 m
KEY DEPTH hk = 0 m
SOIL OVER TOE hp = 0.00 m
2
SBC  1 − sin φ 
Df Depth =  1 + sin φ  1.67 m STEEL IN STEM = 1089.8 mm2
γ  
TOP STEM HORIZ. REINF: STEEL IN HEEL = 210.81 mm2
BOT. STEM VERT. REINF: Df = Hp+Tf STEEL IN TOE = 640.04 mm2

TOP REINF.OF FOOTING :

BOT. REINF.OF FOOTING :

ANALYSIS
SERVICE LOADS :
Hb = 0.5 Pa (HT + HB + hf)2 = 70.42 Kn
Hs = ws Pa (HT + HB + hf) / γb = 0.00 Kn
Hp = 0.5 Pp (hp + hf + hk)2 = 3.75 Kn
Ws = ws (LH + tb - tt) = 0.00 Kn
Wb = [HT (LH + tb - tt) + HB LH] γb = 138.00 Kn
Wf = hf (LH + tb + LT) γc = 51.25 Kn
Wk = hk tb γc = 0.00 Kn
Ww,t = tt HT γc Rectagle Portion = 45.00 Kn
Ww,b = tb HB γc Triangle Portion = 22.50 Kn
FACTORED LOADS :
γHb = Hb = 70.42 Kn
γHs = Hs = 0.00 Kn
γWs = Ws = 0.00 Kn OVERTURNING MOMENT :
γWb = Wb = 138.00 Kn H γH y Hy γH y
γWf = Wf = 51.25 Kn Hb 70.42 70.42 2.17 152.5694 152.57
γWk = Wk = 0.00 Kn Hs 0.00 0.00 3.25 0 0.00
γWw,t = Ww,t = 45.00 Kn Σ 70.42 70.42 152.5694 152.57
γWw,b = Ww,b = 22.50 Kn
RESISTING MOMENT :
W γW x Wx γW x
Ws 0.00 0.00 2.65 0.00 0.00
Wb 138.00 138.00 2.95 407.10 407.10 OVERTURNING FACTOR OF SAFETY
Wf 51.25 51.25 2.05 105.06 105.06
ΣWx
Wk 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 SF = = 3.961262 > 1.55 Safe
Ww,t 45.00 45.00 1.35 60.75 60.75 ΣHy
Ww,b 22.50 22.50 1.40 31.46 31.46
Σ 256.75 256.75 604.37 604.37
CHECK SOIL BEARING CAPACITY : X Value = 1.76 m

L = LT + t b + L H = 4.10 m L ΣWx − ΣHy = 0.29 m

e= − < b/6
2 ΣW
  6e 
 ΣW  1 + L 
   , for e ≤ L Q Minimum Pressure = 36.02 Kn/mm2 Safe Against for Negative Pressure
q MAX = BL 6
 2Σ W L
 , for e > Q Maximum Pressure = 89.23 Kn/mm2 Safe Againest for Bearing Pressure
 3B (0.5 L − e) 6

CHECK FLEXURE CAPACITY FOR STEM :

 y y ws 
3 2

M u = γ  Pa + Pa 
 6 2γ b 
= At base of bottom stem
152.57 Kn-m
Pu = γ W w DESIGN MOMENT FOR STEM = 228.85 Kn-m

AREA OF STEEL REQUIRED FOR SREM = 1089.8167 mm2

= At Base of Bottom stem
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY FOR STEM :
 2
y 
V = γ  P a y + ws P a  = At base of bottom stem
 2 γb 
60.00 KN

CHECK HEEL FLEXURE CAPACITY FOR FOOTING :

L  LH γ  (q u ,3 + 2 q u, heel ) b L 2H L
 H  γ w s + γ wb + w f − , for eu ≤
 2  L  6 6
M u ,3 =  2
 LH  LH γ  q u ,3b S L
 2  γ ws + γ wb + wf − , for eu >
  L  6 6

Due to Soil Peressure = 128.44699 Kn-m

Due to Soil Weight and Surcharge = 158.7 Kn-m

DESIGN MOMENT FOR HEEL = 45.37951 Kn-m

(cont'd)
AREA OF STEEL REQUIRED FOR HEEL 210.81365
= mm2

From Toe d = 1.20 m qu, toe = 89.23 Kn/m2

eu = 0.29 m qu, heel = 36.02 Kn/m2
qu, 3 = 73.65 Kn/m2

Correlation 53.21 15.57 73.65

CHECK TOE FLEXURE CAPACITY FOR FOOTING :

Due to Soil Peressure = 99.7522 Kn-m

(q u ,4 + 2q u ,toe ) b LT2 LT2
− γ wf Due to Soil Weight and Surcharge = 9 Kn-m
M u ,4 =
6 2L
DESIGN MOMENT FOR HEEL SECTION = 136.128 Kn-m

AREA OF STEEL REQUIRED FOR TOE = 640.038 mm2

CHECK SLIDING CAPACITY :

1.5 (Hb + Hs ) = 70.42 Kn Hp + µ ΣW

Σ = 142.40 Kn

Hp + µ ΣW
Σ = 2.02 Safe Against for Sliding