DESIGN OF RETAINING WALL(CANTILEVER)

Soil Properties
200 kN/m2

Safe Bearing Capacity=Q=

Angle of Internal Friction = =

30 Deg

Density of Soil = =

18 kN/m3

Details Retaining Earth

Height of Earth above G.L =

3 m

surcharge angle =

35.5 Deg

Minimum Depth of Foundation =

Df = Q*((1-sin)/(1+sin))2/ =

1.235 m say

Total Height of Retaining Wall =

1.5

4.5 m

Design Constants
Grade of Concrete =

M20

Grade of Steel =

fe415

Pernissible Bending Stress in

Concrete = sbc =

7 MPa

Permissible Tensile Stress in

Steel = sst =

230 MPa

Modular Ratio =m =280/(3*sbc)=

13.33

k = msbc/(msbc+sst) =

0.2887

j = 1-(k/3) =

0.9038

Q = 0.5*sbc*k*j =

0.9131 MPa

Weight of Concrete =

25 kN/m3

Preliminary Dimensions Of Retaining Wall

Thickness of Stem at top =

200 mm

Thickness of Stem at Bottom =

500 mm

Thickness of baseslab =

200 mm

Thickness of Base slab at stem =

350 mm

Width of Base Salb =

275

3100 mm

Width of Toe Slab =

900 mm

Width of Heel Slab =

2000 mm

Height of wall above Base Slab =

4300 mm
4

3
1

4300

G.L
1500

5
2

200

900

2200
3100

k1 = cos2()

0.66278408

k2=(1-sin)/(1+sin)

0.33333333

EarthPressure P1= k1xgH =

53.686 kN/sq.m

EarthPressure P2= k2xgH =

9 kN/sq.m

Check for Stability

Component

Weight

kN

L.A from

Moment

Toe

kNm

W1

0.2x4.2x25

21.5

21.5

W2

0.3x3.1x25

20.688

1.55

32.066

W3

154.8

2.1

325.08

W4

2.0x4.2x18
0.5x2.0x2.0tanx18

25.679

2.433

62.484

W5

0.5x0.3x4.2x25

16.125

0.800

W
Earth Pre.

238.791

Ms=

120.792 Mo =

Factor of Safety =

2.51 >2.0

Check for Sliding

=

12.900
454.030
181.189
Safe

0.6

F.S against Sliding

= *W/P =

1.19 >1.5

Safe

Check for Max.Base Pressure

Net Moment =
X = M/W =

272.842 kNm/m
1.14259517 m

e = B*0.5-X =

0.40740483 < B/6 =

Pmax = (w/B)(1+(6e/B))

0.51666667

137.768993 <200

Pmin = (w/B)(1-(6e/B))

16.2897 No Tension

Design Of Stem
Bending Moment due to Earth Pressure
at junction of Heel Slab= k1*g*H3/6 =

158.088 kNm

Effective Depth Required =

416.093368 mm

Overall Depth Required =

476.093368 say

Effective Depth Provided =

Ast = M/stjd =

1728.44441 sq.mm/m

440 mm

Privide #20@150mmc/c

Design of Toe Slab

Length of Toe =L=

900 mm
137.769 kN/m2

Max.Pressure at end =
Pr. at Face of stem=

102.500825 kN/m2

selfweight =w=
Bending Moment at Face of Stem

5 kN/m2

102.501
137.769

500

P*a - wL2/2
Total Load/m =P =

108.121418 kN/m

Leverarm =a=

0.47201785 m

B.M = M =

46.9852395 kNm

Eff.Depth Required =

226.841323

Overall Depth Required=

286.841323 mm say

Eff.Depth Provided =
Ast = M/st*j*d =
Provide #16 @ 150mmc/c

350 mm

292 mm
774.084 sq.mm
Pt=

0.459

Pressure at deff from face of stem =

113.943

Total Load P1 =
Shear Force =V=P-w*(L-d)

76.521
73.481 kN/m

tv= V/(1000*d)

0.252 MPa

tc =

0.284 MPa

Design of Heel Slab

Length of Heel Slab from face of stem L=
Self weight of Heel Slab =w1=

2000 mm
10 kN/m

Weight of Earth above Heel Slab =w2

154.8 kN/m

Upward Pressure at face of stem =

94.663 kN/sq.m

Total Upward Load =P=

110.953 kN/m

Leverarm from face of stem

for upward load = a =

1.2355 m

Bending Moment at face of stem

M =(w1+w2)*L/2-P*a

27.7222273 kNm

Effective Depth Required =

174.243068 mm

Overall Depth Required =

232.243068 mm say

Effective Depth provided =

292 mm

Ast = M/sst*j*d =
Provide #16 @ 150c/c
Pressure at deff from face of stem =
Total Upward Load =P1=

456.724883 sq.mm
pt =

0.393
83.221 kN/sq.m
84.982 kN/m

Net Load at deff from stem=

V = (w1+w2)*(L-d)/L-P1
tv = V/1000*d =
tc =

55.757 kN
0.191 MPa
0.26 MPa

350 mm

mm

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