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Gabion analysis
Input data

Settings
Standard - safety factors

Wall analysis
Active earth pressure calculation : Coulomb
Passive earth pressure calculation : Caquot-Kerisel
Earthquake analysis : Mononobe-Okabe
Shape of earth wedge : Calculate as skew
Allowable eccentricity : 0.333
Verification methodology : Safety factors (ASD)

Safety factors
Permanent design situation
Safety factor for overturning : SFo = 1.50 [–]
Safety factor for sliding resistance : SFs = 1.50 [–]
Safety factor for bearing capacity : SFb = 1.50 [–]
Safety factor for mesh strength : SFn = 1.50 [–]

Reduction coefficients
Permanent design situation
Reduction coeff. of friction between blocks : f = 1.50 [–]

Material of blocks - filling

 φ c
No. Name
[kN/m3] [°] [kPa]
1 GABION 22.00 30.00 0.00

Material of blocks - mesh

Strength Spacing of Bear.cap.
No. Name overh. vert. meshes of front joint
Rt [kN/m] v [m] Rs [kN/m]
1 GABION 80.00 1.00 40.00

Backfill
Assigned soil : Filling Soil
Slope = 60.00 °

Geological profile and assigned soils

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Thickness of
Depth
No. layer Assigned soil Pattern
t [m] z [m]
0.00 ..
1 1.00 Layer-5
1.00
1.00 ..
2 1.00 Clayey gravel (GC)
2.00

2.00 .. Silt with low or medium plasticity (ML, MI), stiff consistency, Sr
3 1.50
3.50 > 0.8
Silt with low or medium plasticity (ML, MI), stiff consistency, Sr
4 - 3.50 .. 
> 0.8

Name : Profile and assignment Stage - analysis : 1 - 0

8
7
6
2. Clayey gravel (GC)
4.00 5
4
3. Silt with low or medium plasticity
3
(ML, MI), stiff consistency, Sr > 0.8
2
1
4. Silt with low or medium plasticity
(ML, MI), stiff consistency, Sr > 0.8

Foundation
Type of foundation : soil from geological profile

Terrain profile
Coordinates Depth
No.
x [m] z [m]
1 0.00 0.00

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Coordinates Depth
No.
x [m] z [m]
2 1.00 0.00
3 4.50 -7.00
4 5.50 -7.00

Origin [0,0] is located in upper right edge of construction.

Positive coordinate +z has downward direction.

Name : Terrain Stage - analysis : 1 - 0

1.00 3.50

7.00

8 0.00
7
6
4.00 5
4 2.00
3
2
1
4.00
5.00
-5.00
-4.00

-2.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00
19.00
0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Resistance on front face of the structure

Resistance on front face of the structure: passive
Soil on front face of the structure - Silt with low or medium plasticity (ML, MI), stiff consistency, Sr > 0.8
Angle of friction struc.-soil  = 30.00 °
Soil thickness in front of structure h = 1.00 m

Terrain in front of structure is flat.

Global settings
Minimum dimensioning pressure is considered as a,min = 0.20z

Settings of the stage of construction

Design situation : permanent

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Verification No. 1
Forces acting on construction
Name Fhor App.Pt. Fvert App.Pt. Design
[kN/m] z [m] [kN/m] x [m] coefficient
Weight - wall 0.00 -1.83 198.00 1.50 1.000
FF resistance -113.52 -0.45 -65.54 0.00 1.000
Weight - earth wedge 0.00 -2.50 27.75 2.75 1.000
Active pressure 113.97 -1.35 30.73 3.00 1.000
Foundation & Tower 15.54 -1.80 5.14 3.00 1.000

Verification of complete wall

Check for overturning stability
Resisting moment Mres = 480.91 kNm/m
Overturning moment Movr = 130.66 kNm/m

Safety factor = 3.68 > 1.50

Wall for overturning is SATISFACTORY
Check for slip
Resisting horizontal force Hres = 155.23 kN/m
Active horizontal force Hact = 16.00 kN/m

Safety factor = 9.70 > 1.50

Wall for slip is SATISFACTORY
Overall check - WALL is SATISFACTORY

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Name : Verification Stage - analysis : 1 - 1

8 0.00
7 27.75
6198.00
4.00 5 16.37
4 118.04 2.00
3
2
131.08 1
+x 4.00
5.00

+z
-5.00
-4.00

-2.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00
19.00
0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Bearing capacity of foundation soil

Design load acting at the center of footing bottom
Moment Norm. force Shear Force Eccentricity Stress
No.
[kNm/m] [kN/m] [kN/m] [–] [kPa]
1 -56.13 196.08 16.00 0.000 65.36

Service load acting at the center of footing bottom

Moment Norm. force Shear Force
No.
[kNm/m] [kN/m] [kN/m]
1 -56.13 196.08 16.00

Verification of foundation soil

Stress in the footing bottom : rectangle
Eccentricity verification
Max. eccentricity of normal force e = 0.000
Maximum allowable eccentricity ealw = 0.333

Eccentricity of the normal force is SATISFACTORY

Verification of bearing capacity
Max. stress at footing bottom  = 65.36 kPa
Bearing capacity of foundation soil Rd = 16671.30 kPa

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Safety factor = 255.07 > 1.50

Bearing capacity of foundation soil is SATISFACTORY
Overall verification - bearing capacity of found. soil is SATISFACTORY

Name : Bearing cap. Stage - analysis : 1 - -1

8 0.00
7
6
4.00 5
4 2.00
3 3.00
2
1
4.00
5.00
65.36

65.36
-5.00
-4.00

-2.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00
19.00
0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Dimensioning No. 1
Forces acting on construction
Name Fhor App.Pt. Fvert App.Pt. Design
[kN/m] z [m] [kN/m] x [m] coefficient
Weight - wall 0.00 -1.65 165.00 1.50 1.000
FF resistance -48.58 -0.24 -28.05 0.00 1.000
Weight - earth wedge 0.00 -2.00 27.75 2.75 1.000
Active pressure 86.21 -1.21 30.73 3.00 1.000
Foundation & Tower 12.91 -1.62 5.14 3.00 1.000

Verification of construction joint above the block No.: 1

Check for overturning stability
Resisting moment Mres = 431.41 kNm/m
Overturning moment Movr = 113.43 kNm/m

Safety factor = 3.80 > 1.50

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Joint for overturning stability is SATISFACTORY

Check for slip
Resisting horizontal force Hres = 115.80 kN/m
Active horizontal force Hact = 50.55 kN/m

Safety factor = 2.29 > 1.50

Joint for slip is SATISFACTORY

Maximum pressure on the bottom block = 66.86 kPa

Red.Coeff. by offset of top block = 1.00
Average value of pressure on face = 30.15 kPa
Shear force transferred by friction = 77.20 kN/m

Bearing capacity against transverse pressure:

Joint bear.capacity = 40.00 kN/m
Computed stress-state = 10.05 kN/m

Safety factor = 3.98 > 1.50

Transverse pressure check is SATISFACTORY
Joint btw. blocks check:
Mesh material bear.capacity = 80.00 kN/m
Computed stress-state = 10.05 kN/m

Safety factor = 7.96 > 1.50

Joint between blocks is SATISFACTORY

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Name : Dimensioning Stage - analysis : 1 - 1

0.00
8
7 165.00 27.75
6
13.90
4.00 5 91.53 2.00
4
3
56.09 2
+x
1
4.00

5.00

+z
10.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00

19.00
0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00
-5.00

-4.00

-2.00

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