Civil Engineering Nov 2019 Review Innovations Concrete 19

RETAINING WALL PROBLEM 2

The section of a reinforced concrete retaining wall is
PROBLEM 1 shown in FIGURE 4. There is a surcharge load of 12 kPa at the
The section of a retaining wall is shown FIGURE-1. surface of the backfill.
Consider unit weight of 23.6 kN/m3 for concrete and 19.4 DATA: Unit weight of concrete = 23.5 kN/m3
kN/m3 for soil. For lateral soil pressure, consider an equivalent
Unit weight of soil = 17.0 kN/m3
fluid pressure of 5.72 kN/m3.
Angle of internal friction of soil, ϕ = 35°
1. Calculate the moment of vertical loads about the toe
(Righting Moment). Coefficient of friction
between soil and concrete, μ = 0.50
2. Determine the moment of the lateral force about the toe
(Overturning Moment). Allowable soil bearing capacity = 200 kPa
3. Solve for FS against overturning. Minimum factors of safety for stability:
Sliding = 1.50
4. Calculate the FS against sliding if µ=0.50.
Overturning = 2.0
5. Solve for the maximum soil pressure at the base of the
Use: U = 1.2 D + 1.6 L
retaining wall.
U = 1.2 D + 1.6 (L+H), H being the earth pressure load
6. Find the minimum soil pressure at the base of the
retaining wall. 1. Determine the stability factor of safety against
7. Calculate the factored moment per meter length at the overturning.
critical section of the wall or stem. Use a load factor of 1.6 2. Determine the stability factor of safety against sliding.
for lateral force.
3. Calculate the factored moment per meter length of the
8. Determine the factored moment per meter at the critical wall at the junction of the wall and base.
section of the heel slab. Use a load factor of 1.2 for soil
pressure.
9. Calculate the factored moment per meter at the critical
section of the toe slab. Use a load factor of 1.6 for soil
pressure and 0.90 for weight of toe slab.

4.2 m

FIGURE 2
0.3 m

0.3 0.3
2.1 m

2.7 m
FIGURE 1

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