Proportions of Cantilever Retaining Wall (Nadeem Hassuon) 5th ed. Ch:14.

1. Height of Wall (h) = 7620 mm 25FT

2. Thickness of Stem (at base)

The stem base thickness may be estimated as 1/12 to 1/10 of the height (h)

i) 1/12 (ℎ) = 635 mm

699 avg. 27.5 in.

ii) 1/10 (ℎ) = 762 mm

Thickness of stem (at top) may be assumed to be 200mm to 300mm.

3. Length of Base

An initial estimate for base length may be,

i) 2/5 (ℎ) = 3048 mm

4064 avg. 160 in. 13.33 ft

ii) 2/3 (ℎ) = 5080 mm

4. Thickness of Base

i) 1/12 (ℎ) = 635 mm

699 avg. OK 27.5 in.

ii) 1/10 (ℎ) = 762 mm

Minimum thickness is 300mm is recommended.

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