CIVE 3220

Foundation Engineering

Design Project #1

Retaining Wall

July 17, 2020

Zhenguo Liu
 MEMORANDUM

To: Dr. Liangbo Hu

From: Zhenguo Liu
Subject: Design Project of A Retaining Wall
Date: 07/17/2020

In this design project, we are assigned to design a gravity retaining wall for a
cohesionless sloped backfill with = 30 , and = 108 lb/f . The backfill i gi en a 20 f high
and has a slope of 10 . The g nd il f i e i a c he i e il i h c = 390 lb/ft² and = 20 .
The unit weight of ground soil is 115 lb/ ft³.

To design this gravity retaining wall, we first to assume and check the dimensions of
various components that can be used in the preliminary design.

Figure 1: Retaining Wall Dimension

Dimension Check:
H = 30
T = 5 = 1.52 m > 0.3 m √
Slope = 2:25 = 0.08 > 0.02 √
Ba e = 21 @ 0.5 H—0.7H √
B ied De h = 10 = 3 m > 0.6m √
Toe Wid h = 5 @ 0.12H—0.17H √
Heel Heigh = 5 @ 0.12H—0.17H √

Next, we will check the factor of safety against overturning about the toe. The FOS
against overturning is 4.62, which is greater than usual minimum criterion 1.5. To check the FOS
against sliding which is 2.41, it is greater than the minimum factor of safety of 1.5. The ultimate
of bearing capacity of the soil can be calculated which is q(u)=11006.3 lb/ft², also the maximum
toe pressure occur at the ends of the toe can be calculated which is q(toe)=3494.25 lb/ft². So we
can find the FOS against bearing capacity failure is 3.15, which is greater than minimum
requirement of 3.0.

Now, we can conclude that the designed gravity retaining wall dimensions and stability
meet the design requirement. The calculation process and detail can be found in the attachment.
If you have any question, you can directly contact me at zhenguo.liu@rockets.utoledo.edu.

Attachments:
1. Attachment-A: Calculation Details

Attachment-A:
H ' 25 5 9 tan(10 ) 31.587 ft
' Table14 2
10 , 1 30 ka 0.3495
1 1 lb
Pa ka 1 ( H ' )2 0.3495 108 31.587 2 18830.25
2 2 ft
'
2 20
kp tan (45 2
) tan 2 (45 ) 2.04
2 2
1 lb
Pp 1
2 k p 2D2 2C2' k p D 2.04 115 10 2 2 390 2.04 10 22870.6
2 ft

Figure - 2:

Table - 1: Calculation of M R
Backfill Ground Soil
= 108.00 lb/ft^3 = 115.00 lb/ft^3
'= 30.00 Degree '= 20.00 Degree

Concrete Unit Weight= 150.00 lb/ft^3

Pa= 18830.25 lb/ft Pp= 22870.63 lb/ft

Section Area Weight Moment Arm Moment

(ft^2) (lb/ft) ft lb-ft/ft
1 162.50 17550.00 18.51 324900.00
2 7.14 771.25 18.00 13882.58
3 62.50 9375.00 13.67 128125.00
4 125.00 18750.00 9.50 178125.00
5 25.00 3750.00 6.33 23750.00
105.00 15750.00 10.50
6 164750.00
-2.50 -375.00 1.67
Pv= 3269.84 21.00 68666.61
V= 68841.09 MR= 902199.19

Ph= 18544.18
 H' H' 31.587 lb ft
Overturnin g Moment Mo Ph (
) Pa cos ( ) 18830.25 cos 10 ( ) 195251.67
3 3 3 ft
M R 902199.19
FOS Overturning 4.62 1.5 Good!
Mo 195251.67
2 2
' 68841.09 tan( 20 ) 21 (390 ) 22870.63
V tan '2 BC 2 Pp 3 3
FOS sliding 2.41 1.5 Good!
Pa cos 18830.25 cos(10 )
B M net 21 902199.19 195251.67 21
e 0.231
2 V 2 68841.09 6
V 6e 68841.09 6 0.231 lb
qtoe (1 ) (1 ) 3494.25 2
B B 21 21 ft
Table16.2
For '2 20 Nc 14.83 N q 6. 4 N 5.39
lb
q 2 D 115 10 1150
ft 2
B ' B 2e 21 2 0.231 20.538 ft
D 10
Fqd 1 2 tan '2 (1 sin '2 ) 2 ( ) 1 2 tan 20 (1 sin 20 ) 2 ( ) 1.153
B' 20.58
1 Fqd 1 1.153
Fcd Fqd 1.153 1.182
N c tan '2 14.83 tan 20
Fd 1
Pa cos 18830.25 cos(10 )
tan 1 ( ) tan 1 ( ) 15.08
V 68841.09
15.08 2
Fci Fqi (1 ) 2 (1 ) 0.693
90 90
15.08 2
F i (1 ) 2 (1 ) 0.061
20 20
1
qu C2' N c Fcd Fci q N q Fqd Fqi 2 B' N Fd Fi
2
1 lb
390 14.83 1.182 0.693 1150 6.4 1.153 0.693 1152 20.538 5.39 1 0.061 11006.3 2
2 ft
qu 11006.3
FOS Bearing_ Capacity 3.15 3 Good!
qtoe 3494.25