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Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall
Session Number : 3
Date : 02.04.2007
Subject Expert :
Dr. M.C. Nataraja
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering,
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering,
Mysore 570 006.
Phone:0821-2343521, 9880447742
E-mail: nataraja96@yahoo.com
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DESIGN AND DETAILING
OF RETAINING WALLS
Learning Outcomes:
After this class students will be able to do the
complete design and detailing of different types of
retaining walls.
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RETAINING WALL
GL2
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Cantilever Retaining wall
with shear key
Batter
Drainage Hole
Toe
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Photos of Retaining walls
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Classification of
Retaining walls
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Classification of Retaining walls
Backfill Backfill
Tile
Gravity RW drain L-Shaped RW
T-Shaped RW
Backfill
Counterfort Buttress
Weep
hole
Counterfort RW Buttress RW
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Earth Pressure (P)
Earth pressure is the pressure exerted by
the retaining material on the retaining
wall. This pressure tends to deflect the GL
wall outward.
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Where, ka= Coefficient of active earth pressure
= (1-sin)/(1+sin)=tan2
= 1/kp, coefficient of passive earth pressure
= Angle of internal friction or angle of repose
=Unit weigh or density of backfill
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Backfill with sloping surface
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Check against overturning
Factor of safety against
overturning
= MR / MO 1.55 (=1.4/0.9)
Where,
MR =Stabilising moment or
restoring moment
MO =overturning moment
As per IS:456-2000,
MR>1.2 MO, ch. DL + 1.4 MO, ch. IL
0.9 MR 1.4 MO, ch IL
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Check against Sliding
As per IS:456:2000
1.4 = ( 0.9W)/Pa Friction W
SLIDING OF WALL
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Design of Shear key
In case the wall is unsafe
against sliding
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Design of Shear key-Contd.,
W4 H
x1 W1
h
W
W2
x2 Pa
R
H/3
W3
T
e b/6
x b/2
b
Rankines formula:
2
Df =
SBC 1 sin
1 sin
SBC 2 Df
= ka
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Preliminary Proportioning
(T shaped wall)
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Stem: Top width 200 mm to 400
mm
Base slab width b= 0.4H to 0.6H,
0.6H to 0.75H for surcharged H
wall
H/10
Base slab thickness= H/10 to H/14 tp= (1/3-1/4)b H/14
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Behaviour or structural action
Behaviour or
structural action and
design of stem, heel
and toe slabs are
same as that of any
cantilever slab.
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Design of Cantilever RW
Stem, toe and heel acts as cantilever slabs
Mu=0.87 fy Ast[d-fyAst/(fckb)]
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Curtailment of bars
Ldt
l to h2
Ast
Ast1 h12
h2
i.e. 2
Ast/2 Ast Ast2 h2
Provided
Ast
Cross section Curtailment curve
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Design of Heel and Toe
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Design Example
Cantilever retaining wall
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Cantilever RW design
Solution
Data: h' = 4m, SBC= 200 kN/m2, = 18 kN/m3, =0.6, =30
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Depth of foundation
To fix the height of retaining wall [H]
200
H= h' +Df
Depth of foundation
h1 h
H
2
SBC 1 sin
1 sin
Df =
Df
b
= 1.23m say 1.2m ,
Therefore H= 5.2m
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Proportioning of wall
Thickness of base slab=(1/10 to1/14)H 200
Ldt
Spacing of bars = 180 mm c/c A st
h2
< 300 mm and 3d ok Ast/2 Ast
Provid
Ast ed
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Design of stem-Contd.,
Development length (Stem steel) 200
Ld=47 bar =47 x 12 = 564 mm
b= 3000 mm
Distribution steel
= 0.12% GA = 0.12x450 x 1000/100
= 540 mm2
#10 @ 140 < 450 mm and 5d ok
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Check for shear
200
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Stability analysis
Distance BM about A
Load Magnitude, kN
from A, m kN-m
Stem W1 0.2x4.75x1x25 = 23.75 1.1 26.13
x0.25x4.75x1x25 0.75 + 2/3x0.25
Stem W2 13.60
= 14.84 =0.316
B. slab W3 3.0x0.45x1x25=33.75 1.5 50.63
Back fill, 1.8x4.75x1x18
2.1 323.20
W4 = 153.9
Total W= 226.24 MR=413.55
Earth Pre.
PH =0.333x18x5.22/2 H/3 =5.2/3 MO=140.05
=PH
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W4 H
x1 W1
h
W
W2
x2 Pa
R
H/3
W3
T
e b/6
x b/2
b
Forces acting
0.75m 0.45m 1.8m
Pmin. on the wall
Pmax 30.16 and the
kN/m2
120.6 24.1 pressure
kN/m2 97.99
22.6 below the wall
Pressure below the Retaining Wall
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Stability checks
Check for overturning
FOS = MR/ MO= 2.94 >1.55 safe
Development length:
Ld=47 bar
=47 x 16 = 752mm
H=5200 mm
Distribution steel
Same, #10 @ 140
< 450 mm and 5d ok x
Ldt=752
x
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Design of heel slab-Contd.,
200
Check for shear at junction (Tension)
Maximum shear =V=105.17 kN,
VU,max= 157.76 kN,
Development length:
Ld=47 bar =47 x 10 = 470 mm
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Design of toe slab-Contd.,
Check for shear: at d from junction (at xx as
wall is in compression) 200
Drainage
100 mm dia. pipes as weep holes at 3m c/c at bottom
Also provide 200 mm gravel blanket at the back of the stem
for back drain.
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Drawing and detailing
#12 @ 180
#10 @ 140
#12 @ 90
#16 @ 190
BOTTOM
STEEL
TOP
STEEL
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Important Points for drawing
Note
1. Adopt a suitable scale such as 1:20
2. Show all the details and do neat drawing
3. Show the development length for all bars at the junction
4. Name the different parts such as stem, toe, heel,
backfill, weep holes, blanket, etc.,
5. Show the dimensions of all parts
6. Detail the steel in all the drawings
7. Lines with double headed arrows represents the
development lengths in the cross section
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Design and Detailing of Counterfort
Retaining wall
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Parts of CRW
Same as that of Cantilever Retaining wall Plus
Counterfort
Stem Counterforts
Toe Heel
Base slab
Cross section Plan
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Design of Stem
The stem acts as a continuous slab
Soil pressure acts as the load on the
slab. BF
Earth pressure varies linearly over
the height
The slab deflects away from the
earth face between the counterforts
The bending moment in the stem is
maximum at the base and reduces
towards top.
But the thickness of the wall is kept p=Kah
constant and only the area of steel
is reduced.
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Maximum Bending moments for stem
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Design of Toe Slab
The base width=b =0.6 H to 0.7 H
The projection=1/3 to 1/4 of base width.
The toe slab is subjected to an upward
soil reaction and is designed as a H
cantilever slab fixed at the front face of
the stem.
Reinforcement is provided on earth face
along the length of the toe slab.
In case the toe slab projection is large i.e.
> b/3, front counterforts are provided b
above the toe slab and the slab is
designed as a continuous horizontal
slab spanning between the front
counterforts.
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Design of Heel Slab
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Design of Counterforts
The counterforts are subjected to
outward reaction from the stem.
This produces tension along the
outer sloping face of the counterforts.
The inner face supporting the stem is
in compression. Thus counterforts
are designed as a T-beam of varying
depth. C T
The main steel provided along the
sloping face shall be anchored d
properly at both ends.
The depth of the counterfort is
measured perpendicular to the
sloping side.
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Behaviour of Counterfort RW
-M
+M Important points
Loads on Wall
COUNTERFORT Deflected shape
STEM
Nature of BMs
Position of steel
-M
Counterfort details
HEEL SLAB
TOE +M
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