ALLADIN M EBRAHIM

RETAINING WALLS
HOMEWORK 8

MATERIAL PROPERTIES

INPUT VALUE UNIT

SOIL

unit weigth of soil, ƔS= 18 KN/m3

internal friction, Φ'= 30 deg
slope of wall, Ɵ= 0 deg
angle of backfill, ɑ'= 15 deg
soil bearing capacity qa= 150 KN/m3
WALL
unit weigth of masonry, Ɣc= 24 KN/m3
soil/wall friction, δ= 0 deg
cohesion, c= 20
coeff. Of friction μ 0.5

F.S OVERTURNING 2
F.S SLIDING 1.5

SIZES (m)
h1 6
h2 3
h3 1.5
h 10.5
 b1 0.8
b2 2
b3 1.45
t 0.8
b 5.05

coeff. Of friction μ 0.5

 OCR
2
5

ACTIVE LAT. COEEFICIENT VALUE

rankine Ka 166.107050740875
coulumb's ka 3.68504031610542

PASSIVE LAT. COEEFICIENT VALUE

rakine Kp 0.00602021404594071
coulumb's kp 8.80574339177729

FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL

s no. SYMBOL PORTION

1 W1 triangular portion of stem
2 W2 rectangular portion of stem
3 W3 rectangular b
 MOMENT THE TOE

s no. SYMBOL PORTION

1 MW1 triangular portion of stem
2 MW2 rectangular portion of stem
3 MW3 rectangular base
6 MPa active force
8 MPP passive force

FACTOR OF SAFETY

F.So 0.870486014917358
Ff 265.95
F.Ss 1.50712476724565
 σ'a 31394.2325900253 pa 164819.7
σ'a 619.686784424064 pa 3253.356

σ'p 1.13782045468279 pp 5.973557

σ'p 1545.5876096289 pp 4637.263

N THE WALL
FORCE LEVER ARM
(KN) (m)
108 2.53
151.2 4
272.7 3
 FORCE
(KN/m)
273.24
604.8
818.1
5368.03677007346
8115.20995055173