Project

Construction of Kaluganga-Moragahakanda Transfer Canal Calc by CDM

Contract.No: UECP-ICB-2B
Component RRM Wall Design Date: 15.07.2021
Reference Calculations Output

DESIGN OF RANDOM RUBBLE MASONRY RETAINING WALL

RRM

FIG 01 DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED WALL

Design Parameters

Total height of the wall (h) = 4.7 m

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Surcharge (q) = 20 kN/m
Backfill slope angle (α) = 0.00 rad 0 deg
Back Face slope angle (β) = 0.00 rad 0 deg
Soil friction angle (φ) = 0.593 rad 34 deg
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Backfill Soil density (ws) = 19 kN/m
3
RR wall density (wg) = 22 kN/m
2
Soil bearing capacity (Pb) = 150 kN/m
Wall friction angle (δ) = 0.40 rad 23 deg
Width of the base (B) = 3 m

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The pressure coefficient (Ka) = cos (φ-β)
2
cos βcos(δ+β) [1+√(sin(φ+δ)sin(φ-α) / cos(δ+β)cos(α-β)] 2

= 0.254
Taking existing soil friction angle φ = 320
The passive earth pressure coefficient = (1+Sinφ)/(1-Sinφ) ignoring other contributory factors
= 3.25

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 Project
Construction of Kaluganga-Moragahakanda Transfer Canal Calc by CDM
Contract.No: UECP-ICB-2B
Component RRM Wall Design Date: 15.07.2021
Reference Calculations Output
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Active Force (Pa) = Ka(ws*h /2+qh) kN/m

Horizontal component (Ph) = Pa*COSβ kN/m

Vertical distance to Ph (y) = h(h+3q/ws)/3(h+2q/ws) + BSINβ

Active earth force (Pa) = 77.25 kN/m

Total Horizontal force (Ph) = 77.25 kN/m

Vertical distance to Ph (y) = 1.81

Overturning moment (Mo) = 139.74 kNm/m

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Passive Force (Pp) = Kp we*hp /2
= 3.25*18*1.32/2
= 49.43 kN/m

Total weight of RR wall & concrete base (Wg) = (0.6*1+1*0.8+1.4*0.8+1.8*0.8+2.2*0.8)*22

+ 3*0.5*24
= 161.84 kN/m
Horizontal distance to Wg (x1) = ∑Ax/∑A
= 1.27 m

Total weight of soil fill on gabion (Wsf) = (0.4*1+0.4*0.8*4)*19

31.92 kN/m
Horizontal distance to Wsf (x2) = ∑Ax/∑A
1.96 m

Resisting moment (Mr) = Wg*x1 + Wsf*x2 + Pp*hp/3

= 289.52 kNm/m
Safety factor against overturning (Sfo) = Mr/Mo

= 2.07 > 2
Safety factor against sliding (SFs) = μ*WT/Ph *μ=tanφ, φ of
existing soil
= 1.53 > 1.5

Reaction eccentricity (e) = B/2-(Mr-Mo)/WT

= 0.73 m
Limit of eccentricity = -B/6<=e<=B/6
= -0.83<=e<=0.83
Maximum gross base pressure = (WT/B)*(1+6e/B)
2
= 158.4928 kN/m
With the 1.3 m of soil removal before the construction of RR wall

Maximum Net base pressure = 158.49-1.3*18

2 2
135.09 kN/m < 150 kN/m
Overall check- RRM wall is satisfactory Satisfied

Note: Cohesion of soil has been completely neglected in the calculations and hence results are conservative

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