STABILITY CHECK OF GROUTED RIPRAP SLOPE PROTECTION

REFERENCES CODES
NSCP 2015
AASHTO

Dimensions Design Parameters

Bottom Thickness B 2.60 m Unit Weights
Top Thickness b 0.50 m Stone Masonry gsm 23.00 kN/m3
Top Height h' 0.00 m Soil gs 17.50 kN/m3
Active Soil Height H 4.00 m Soil Angle of Friction f 30.00 degrees
Passive Soil Height h 1.00 m Angle of Friction bet. Soil/wall d 35.00 degrees
Footing Extension at Toe b' 0.00 m Backfill slope angle b 0.00 degrees
Foundation Thickness d 0.00 m Static Condition slope angle d1 25.00 degrees

Type of Retaining Wall Rigid Retaining Walls Miscellaneous Loads

Surcharge S 12.00 kN/m2
Surcharge distance to wall 0.00 m
Seismic Acceleration Coefficients
Seismic Coefficient A 0.40 Horizontal Coeffecient
Horizontal Coeffecient KH 0.40 Rigid Retaining Walls KH 1 A
Vertical Coeffecient KV 0.00 Free Standing Retaining Walls KH 0.5 A

Soil Parameters
Slope of Soil Face q 0.00 degrees Weight of Wall W 142.6 kN
Soil Failure Plane a 60.00 degrees Moment Arm to Toe x 1.706452 m
Bottom Thickness B 2.60 m
Top Thickness b 0.50 m
Active Soil Height H 4.00 m
Passive Soil Height h 1.00 m
Strip Consideration bw 1.00 m
Seismic Inertia Angle, arc tan(Kh/1-Kv) y 21.80 degrees
Coeff. Of Friction m 0.55

Check for Horizontal Acceleration Coefficient AASHTO C6.3.2 1-A

𝐾ℎ ≤ 1 − 𝐾𝑣 tan ∅ − ⅈ

KH = 0.40
∅≥ⅈ+𝜃

f = 30.00 degrees
Seismic Active Earth Pressure Mononobe-Okabe Principle

Seismic Active Pressure Coeff. KAE 0.70

Active Pressure Coeff. KA 0.33
Passive Pressure Coeff. KP 3.00

Seismic Active Earth Pressure

𝑃𝐴𝐸 = 0.20 ∗ 𝑃𝐴 PAE 9.3333333 kN

Active Earth Pressure

1 PA
𝑃𝐴 = 𝐾𝐴 𝛾𝑠 𝐻 2 46.666667 kN
2
Passive Earth Pressure
1
𝑃𝑃 = 𝐾𝑃 𝛾𝑠 𝐻 2 PP 26.25 kN
2

Lateral Pressure due to Surcharge qs 16 kN

Under Normal Condition
Lateral Loads on the Wall per meter strip Moment Arm to Toe Moment
Active Soil Pressure PA 46.67 kN 1.333 m 62.22
Passive Soil Pressure PP 26.25 kN 0.333 m 8.75
Surcharge qs 16.00 kN 2.000 m 32.00

Vertical Loads on the Wall per meter strip Moment Arm to Toe Moment
Weight of the Wall W 142.6 kN 1.706 m 243.34

Total Lateral Load Rh 36.42 kN

Total Vertical Load Rv 142.60 kN

Sliding Factor of Safety ≥ 1.50

Sliding Resistance = mRv/Rh 2.15
Remarks SAFE

Total Overturning Moment OM 94.22 kN-m

Total Resisting Moment RM 252.09 kN-m

Overturning Factor of Safety ≥ 2.00

Overturning Resistance = RM/OM 2.68
Remarks SAFE

Under Seismic Condition

Lateral Loads on the Wall per meter strip Moment Arm to Toe Moment
Seismic Actiive Soil Pressure PAE 9.33 kN 0.667 m 6.22
Active Soil Pressure PA 46.67 kN 1.333 m 62.22
Passive Soil Pressure PP 26.25 kN 0.333 m 8.75
Surcharge qs 16.00 kN 2.000 m 32.00

Vertical Loads on the Wall

Weight of the Wall W 142.6 kN 1.706 m 243.34

Total Lateral Load Rh 45.75 kN

Total Vertical Load Rv 142.60 kN

Sliding Factor of Safety ≥ 1.50

Sliding Resistance = mRv/Rh 1.71
Remarks SAFE

Total Overturning Moment OM 100.44 kN-m

Total Resisting Moment RM 252.09 kN-m

Overturning Factor of Safety ≥ 2.00

Overturning Resistance = RM/OM 2.51
Remarks SAFE