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Retaining Wall Design : Ver W2.6.08 - 13 Jun 2014

Title : Propped cantilever exam
C14

Input Data

H1
H2
H3
Hw
Hr
B
D

(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)

Wall Dimensions
3.5 C
0 F
0 xf
0 At
0 Ab
1.4 Cov wall
0 Cov base

0.5
0
1.4
0.3
0.3
50
50

(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
mm
mm

Unfactored Live Loads

W
5
(kN/m)
P
0
(kN)
xp
0
(m)
L
10
(kN/m)
xl
0.15
(m)
Lh
20
(kN/m)
x
0
(m)

General Parameters
35
()
Soil frict f
10
Fill slope b ()
15
Wall frict d ()
25
r Conc kN/m3
18
r Soil
kN/m3
fcu
35
(MPa)
fy
420
(MPa)

Design Parameters
SF Overt.
1
SF Slip
1
ULS DL Factor
1.2
ULS LL Factor
1.6
Pmax
300
(kPa)
0.5
Soil Poisson u
DLFac Slide/Ovt
0.9

Seepage allowed
Active pressure applied on back of shear key for sliding
Theory
: Coulomb
Wall type : Simply supported

SEISMIC ANALYSIS SETTINGS:

Seismic Analysis ON/OFF:ON

Hor Accel. (g) 0.02

Vert Accel. (g) 0.01
Include LL's
Y

VALUES OF PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS:

Active Pressure coefficient Ka
Passive Pressure coefficient Kp
Seismic Active Pressure coefficient Kas
Seismic Passive Pressure coefficient Kps
Base frictional constant

:0.277
:6.555
:0.294
:6.393
:0.700

FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL AT SLS:

All forces/moments are per m

Description

width

FORCES (kN ) and their LEVER ARMS (m )

F Horizontal
Lever arm F Vertical
Lever arm
left (+)
down (+)

Destabilizing forces:
Total Active pressure Pa
Siesmic component of Pa
As a result of surcharge w
Siesmic wall inertia

31.260
1.753
4.912
0.866

Stabilizing forces:
Passive pressure on base Pp
0.000
Siesmic component of Pp
0.000
Weight of the wall + base
Weight of soil on the base
Line load of 10.00 kN/m on backfill
UDL of 5.0 kPa
Applied horiz. Line Load
20.000

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS AT SLS

All forces/moments are per m

width

1.Force Equilibrium at SLS

Sum of Vertical forces Pv :

62.90 kN

1.219
2.100
1.750
1.150

8.376
0.470
1.316

1.700
1.700
1.700

43.312
0.000
10.000
0.000

1.210
0.000
1.550
1.700

0.000
0.000

3.500

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Frictional resistance Pfric

Passive Pressure on shear key
Passive pressure on base
Horizontal reaction at top
=> Total Horiz. resistance Fr

Date

: 44.05 kN
:
0.00 kN
:
0.00 kN
: -10.28 kN
: 33.77 kN

=> Horizontal resistance at base Fr(base) : 33.77 kN

Reaction at base
: 47.32 kN
Safety factor against base sliding = Fr(base)/Reaction(base) = 0.714

*** SAFETY FACTOR IS LOWER THAN SPECIFIED MINIMUM OF

1.00 ***

FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL AT ULS:

All forces/moments are per m

width

FORCES (kN ) and their LEVER ARMS (m )

F Horizontal
Lever arm F Vertical
Lever arm
left (+)
down (+)

Description
Destabilizing forces:
Total Active pressure Pa
Siesmic component of Pa
As a result of surcharge w
Siesmic wall inertia

38.634
2.804
7.860
1.386

Stabilizing forces:
Passive pressure on base Pp
0.000
Siesmic component of Pp
0.000
Weight of the wall + base
Weight of soil on the base
Line load of
9.00 kN/m on backfill
UDL of 4.5 kPa
Applied horiz. Line Load
18.000

1.234
2.100
1.750
1.150

10.051
0.751
2.106

1.700
1.700
1.700

38.981
0.000
9.000
0.000

1.210
0.000
1.550
1.700

0.000
0.000

3.500

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS AT ULS

All forces/moments are per m

width

1.Force Equilibrium at ULS

Sum of Vertical forces Pv
Frictional resistance Pfric
Passive Pressure on shear key
Passive pressure on base
Horizontal reaction at top
=> Total Horiz. resistance Fr

: 56.61 kN
: 39.64 kN
:
0.00 kN
:
0.00 kN
: -18.47 kN
: 21.17 kN

=> Horizontal resistance at base Fr(base) : 21.17 kN

Reaction at base
: 66.35 kN
Safety factor against base sliding = Fr(base)/Reaction(base) = 0.319

*** SAFETY FACTOR IS LOWER THAN 1.00 ***

SOIL PRESSURES UNDER BASE AT SLS
Maximum pressure : 72.50 kPa
Minimum pressure : 1.51 kPa
Maximum pressure occurs at right hand side of base

WALL MOMENTS (ULS) AND REINFORCEMENT TO ACI 318 - 2011

Position from
base top (m )
0.00
0.06
0.12
0.18
0.24
0.30

Moment
(kNm )
-0.13
-1.39
-2.58
-3.70
-4.75
-5.74

Front Reinforcing Back Reinforcing Nominal (0.13%)

(mm/m )
(mm/m )
(mm/m )
1.56
16.68
30.96
44.41
57.06
68.90

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00

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0.36
0.42
0.48
0.54
0.60
0.66
0.72
0.78
0.84
0.90
0.96
1.02
1.08
1.14
1.20
1.26
1.32
1.38
1.44
1.50
1.56
1.62
1.68
1.74
1.80
1.86
1.92
1.98
2.04
2.10
2.16
2.22
2.28
2.34
2.40
2.46
2.52
2.58
2.64
2.70
2.76
2.82
2.88
2.94
3.00

Client
Calcs by

-6.66
-7.52
-8.31
-9.04
-9.71
-10.32
-10.88
-11.37
-11.81
-12.20
-12.53
-12.81
-13.04
-13.22
-13.35
-13.43
-13.46
-13.45
-13.39
-13.29
-13.15
-12.97
-12.75
-12.49
-12.19
-11.85
-11.48
-11.08
-10.64
-10.17
-9.67
-9.15
-8.59
-8.00
-7.40
-6.76
-6.10
-5.42
-4.72
-4.00
-3.26
-2.50
-1.73
-0.93
-0.13

Checked by

79.96
90.25
99.78
108.58
116.64
123.99
130.64
136.60
141.89
146.52
150.50
153.85
156.59
158.72
160.27
161.24
161.64
161.50
160.83
159.63
157.93
155.74
153.07
149.94
146.35
142.33
137.89
133.04
127.79
122.17
116.17
109.83
103.14
96.13
88.81
81.19
73.29
65.12
56.70
48.03
39.13
30.02
20.72
11.22
1.56

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Date

390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00
390.00

BASE MOMENTS (ULS) AND REINFORCEMENT TO ACI 318 - 2011

Position from
left (m )
0.00
0.03
0.07
0.10
0.13
0.16
0.20
0.23
0.26
0.29
0.33
0.36
0.39
0.42
0.46
0.49
0.52
0.56

Moment
(kNm )
0.00
-0.01
-0.03
-0.06
-0.11
-0.17
-0.24
-0.33
-0.43
-0.54
-0.67
-0.80
-0.96
-1.12
-1.30
-1.50
-1.70
-1.92

Top Reinforcing
(mm/m )
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Bot Reinforcing
(mm/m )
0.00
0.04
0.17
0.39
0.70
1.09
1.57
2.13
2.79
3.53
4.36
5.27
6.27
7.36
8.54
9.80
11.15
12.59

Nominal (0.13%)
(mm/m )
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00

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0.59
0.62
0.65
0.69
0.72
0.75
0.78
0.82
0.85
0.88
0.92
0.95
0.98
1.01
1.05
1.08
1.11
1.14
1.18
1.21
1.24
1.27
1.31
1.34
1.37
1.41
1.44
1.47
1.50
1.54
1.57
1.60
1.63
1.67
1.70

Client
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-2.15
-2.40
-2.66
-2.93
-3.22
-3.52
-3.83
-4.16
-4.50
-4.85
-5.21
-5.59
-5.99
-6.39
-6.81
-7.24
-7.69
-8.15
-8.62
-9.11
-9.60
-10.12
-10.64
-11.18
-11.73
-12.30
-12.88
-13.47
-14.07
-14.38
-1.01
-0.45
-0.20
-0.05
0.00

Checked by

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.00

14.12
15.73
17.43
19.21
21.09
23.05
25.10
27.23
29.45
31.76
34.16
36.64
39.21
41.87
44.61
47.45
50.36
53.37
56.46
59.64
62.91
66.27
69.71
73.24
76.85
80.56
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Date

650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00
650.00

SHEAR CHECK AT WALL-BASE JUNCTION TO ACI 318 - 2011

Shear force at bottom of wall V = 55.5 kN
Shear stress at bottom of wall v = 0.23 MPa OK
Allowable shear stress vc = 0.43 MPa (based on Wall tensile reinf.)

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Sketch of Wall

Design code: ACI 318 - 2011

5.00
R=-10.28kN
0.30
20.00kN
10.00

0.00

0.50

3.50

15.00

0.00

0.15
10.10kN/m

1.40

35.00
kh =0.02g
kv =0.01g

0.30

1.40
1.5kPa

72.5kPa
Wall type: Simply supported SFslip = 1.35
Theory: Coulomb

Kas=0.29
Kps=6.39
=0.70
V= 55.5kN
v= 0.23MPa
vc= 0.43MPa

Wall Bending Moments

Moment max = -13.46kNm @ 1.36m

Wall Moments
3.00
2.80
2.60
2.40
2.20
2.00

Height (m)

1.80
1.60
1.40

1.20
1.00
.800
.600

-.200
Bending moment (kNm)

0.00

-2.00

-4.00

-6.00

-8.00

-10.0

.200

-12.0

-14.0

.400

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Base Bending Moments

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.00

.900

.800

.700

.600

.500

.400

.300

.200

Moment max = -14.38kNm @ 1.55m

Bending moment (kNm)

-1.00
-2.00
-3.00
-4.00
-5.00
-6.00
-7.00

-8.00
-9.00
-10.0
-11.0
-12.0
-13.0
-14.0
-15.0

.100

Base Moments

Position (m)
Wall Reinforcement
Wall Reinforcement
Reinf. max = 390.0mm/m @ 3.00m

3.00
2.80
2.60

Nominal

2.40
2.20
2.00

1.60
Back

1.40
1.20
1.00
.800
Front

.600

Reinforcement (mm/m)

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

.200

50.0

.400
0.00

Height (m)

1.80

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Base Reinforcement

650

Base Reinforcement

Reinf. max = 80.56mm/m @ 1.43m

Nominal

600
550

Reinforcement (mm/m)

500
450
400
350

300
250
200
150

Position (m)

Schematic Reinforcement

Y10@200 (Hor)
Y10@200 (Hor)
Y10@200 (NF)
Y10@200 (FF)
1-R10/m2 clips
1-R10/m2 clips
Y10@200 starters

FRONT

Y10@200 starters
Y16@300 (T1)
Y16@300 (B1)
Y16@300 (T2)

Y16@300 (B2)

SECTION

1.70

1.60

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.00

Nominal

.900

.800

.700

.600

.500

.400

.300

.200

50.0

.100

100

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