H_fill 7m

Df 1.5 m
H 8.5 m IMPORTANT
mue 0.6
Phi 30 Deg
Surchrge 21 kPa IRC-78
Ka 0.33
Unit weigt of Backfill 18 kN/cum
Unit weigt of RCC 25 kN/cum
Clear spacing of counter
forts(I)=3.5(H/)^0.25 2.5 m
SBC 300 kPa (GIVEN)
Concrete M30 30 Mpa
Steel Fe415 415 Mpa

Pa (soil) 214.5825
Laver Arm, 0.42H 3.57 m IRC-6
Pa( surcharge) 58.905 kPa
Lever Arm 4.25 m
Total PH 273.4875 kN

Driving moment 1016.406 kNm

T1 0.3 m
T2 0.25 m
B1 4m
B2 1.3 m
Base 5.6 m
width of counterfort 0.3 m
D 0.5 m
COMPONENT Wt, kN LA, m Moment, kNm
w1=basexDx25 70 2.8 196
w2=(H-D)xT2x25 50 1.425 71.25
w3=B1x(H-D)*18+q*B1 660 3.6 2376
Total V, kN= 780 2643.25 kNm
Restoring Moment

FOS Sliding 1.71123 OK

FOS Overturning 2.600585 OK
SIG_Mment 1626.844 kNm
 X-Bar 2.085698 m
Eccentricity, e 0.714302 m NO TENSION

V/B 139.2857 m
1+6e/B 1.765324
1-6e/B 0.234676
Pmax 245.88 kPa OK
Pmin 32.69 kPa OK

Bending Moment and Steel

A) Design of STEM
HEIGHT OF STEM WALL(h1)= 8m

Stem acts as a continous slab Spanning between the counterforts and subject to earth
pressure and surcharge.

The intensity of earth pressure and surcharge

ph=(Ka**h1+ka*surcharge*h1) 109.16 kN/m2

Area of steel on earth side near counterforts

Maximum -ve ultimate moment,

M=Ph*I^2/12 56.85 kNm

Ultimate moment(Mu=1.5*M) 85.28 kNm

Area of steel 1298.15 mm2 Required

1545 mm2 Provided

16T130MM C/C MAIN AT EART SIDE

MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 240 mm2 Required
280 MM2 Provided
8T180MM C/C
B) Design Of HEEL
Act as a continous slab

Downward wt of of soil= 144 kN/m

Downward wt of of surcharge= 21 kN/m
Downward wt of of heel slab= 12.5 kN/m
total downward force 177.5 kN/m
Upward soil pressure(Pmin)at
heel 32.69 kN/m
Upward soil pressure(Pmax) at
heel 184.97 kN/m
Total downward
force(maximum) on heel slab
144.81 kN/m
Total downward force(minimu)
on heel slab
-7.47 kN/m

M=Ph*I^2/12 75.42342 kNm

Ultimate moment(Mu=1.5*M) 113.1351 kNm
Area of steel 776.43 mm2 Required

1027 mm2 Provided

12T110MM2 C/C

MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 MM2
10T150MM2 C/C

C) Design of TOE Pmax 245.88 kPa

Pstem 196.39 kPa

one 165.95
two 28.02
wt of toe 16.25 kNm
BM 177.72 kNm
Mu 266.58 kNm
Area of steel 1897.84 mm2 Required
2009.6 mm2 Provided
16TOR AT 150MMC/C
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 mm2
10T150MM2 C/C
D) Design of COUNTER-FORT
Thickness provided at the top = 300 mm
Thickness of counter-fort= 300 mm
Depth of Counterfort= 3950 mm
Centre to centre spacing of counter-fort (l) = 2.5 m
Height of counterfort(H2) 8m
Total force 613.8 kPa
Moment(M) 1636.8 kNm
Mu 2455.2 kNm

d= 1405.991 <3950 mm ok

AREA OF STEEL 1733 mm2

Minimum area of steel for
beam=0.85*bd/Fy 2427.108 mm2 Required
3925 mm2 Provided

Provided 4-# 25 mm + 4-# 25 mm,

Pt=0.33%

The Height h where half of the reinforcement can be Curtailed is approximately Equal to Sqrt(H2)
Development Length at tension side=47*Diameter of bar 1.175 m
Curtailed 4 bars at 2.83-Ldt From Top = 1.65 m
 q= Surcharge=21kPa
T2

5
Stem

4
Counterfort
Backfill
T1
2
Thickness of
counter fort
B1 (C)

T1

Toe,B2 Heel, B1

1
D

BASE

NOTE Water Pressure is ignored assumimg proper weep holes and

a granular back fill
SUMMARY
Dimensions Of Counter-Fort RCC Wall

Hfill DF H T1 T2 D B1 B2
7 1.5 8.5 0.3 0.25 0.5 4 1.3
m m m m m m m m

Steel for Counter- Fort RCC Wall

MAIN REINFORCEMENT DISTURBUTION REINFORCEMENT
STEM 16T130MM C/C 8T180MM C/C
HEEL 12T110MM2 C/C 10T150MM2 C/C
TOE 16TOR AT 150MMC/C 10T150MM2 C/C

COUNTER-FORT Provided 4-# 25 mm + 4-# 25 mm,

STEEL Computation Area of steel bar

fck 30 N/m2 Diameter 22 mm
Area of
Fy 415 N/mm2 steel bar 379.94 mm
Spacing of
steel
bar=(area of
sreel bar)/
(Ast)*1000

d 425 mm 96.8 mm

Mu 116.072 kNm
0.5FCK/FY 0.036145
b*d 425000

Ast=0.5*f
ck/fy*[1-
(sqrt(1-
(4.6*Mu)
/Fck*b*d
^2)*b*d 776.43 mm2
qual to Sqrt(H2) 2.83 m
 0.5H
0.42H

KaXq
Ka Gama*H
 Clear distance b/w
BASE C counter-fort
5.6 0.3 2.5
m m m
H_fill 8m
Df 1.5 m
H 9.5 m IMPORTANT
mue 0.6
Phi 30 Deg
Surchrge 21 kPa IRC-78
Ka 0.33
Unit weigt of Backfill 18 kN/cum
Unit weigt of RCC 25 kN/cum
Clear spacing of counter
forts(I)=3.5(H/)^0.25 2.9 m 2.9831893464
SBC 300 kPa (GIVEN)
Concrete M30 30 Mpa
Steel Fe415 415 Mpa

Pa (soil) 268.0425
Laver Arm, 0.42H 3.99 m IRC-6
Pa( surcharge) 65.835 kPa
Lever Arm 4.75 m
Total PH 333.8775 kN

Driving moment 1382.206 kNm

T1 0.3 m
T2 0.3 m 6.65
B1 4.5 m 1.6625
B2 1.7 m
Base 6.5 m
width of counterfort 0.3 m
D 0.5 m
COMPONENT Wt, kN LA, m Moment, kNm
w1=basexDx25 81.25 3.25 264.0625
w2=(H-D)xT2x25 67.5 1.85 124.875
w3=B1x(H-D)*18+q*B1 823.5 4.25 3499.875
Total V, kN= 972.25 3888.8125 kNm
Restoring Moment

FOS Sliding 1.747198 OK

FOS Overturning 2.813483 OK
SIG_Mment 2506.607 kNm
X-Bar 2.57815 m
Eccentricity, e 0.67185 m NO TENSION
V/B 149.5769 m
1+6e/B 1.620169
1-6e/B 0.379831
Pmax 242.34 kPa OK
Pmin 56.81 kPa OK
 Bending Moment and Steel

A) Design of STEM
HEIGHT OF STEM WALL(h1)= 9m
depth of stem= 250 mm

Stem acts as a continous slab Spanning between the counterforts and subject to earth
pressure and surcharge.

The intensity of earth pressure and surcharge

ph=(Ka**h1+ka*surcharge*h1)
+self Weight of stem 123.33 kN/m2
Area of steel on earth side near counterforts
Maximum -ve ultimate moment,

M=Ph*I^2/12 86.43 kNm

Ultimate moment(Mu=1.5*M) 129.65 kNm

Area of steel 1697.37 mm2 Required

2093.33 mm2 Provided

20T150MM C/C MAIN AT EART SIDE

MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 300 mm2 Required
525 MM2 Provided
10T150MM C/C

B) Design Of HEEL
Act as a continous slab
Deth of heel= 425 mm
Downward wt of of soil= 162 kN/m
Downward wt of of surcharge= 21 kN/m
Downward wt of of heel slab= 12.5 kN/m
 total downward force 195.5 kN/m
Upward soil pressure(Pmin)at
heel 56.81 kN/m
Upward soil pressure(Pmax) at
heel 185.25 kN/m
Total downward
force(maximum) on heel slab
138.69 kN/m
Total downward force(minimu)
on heel slab
10.25 kN/m

M=Ph*I^2/12 97.1958 kNm

Ultimate moment(Mu=1.5*M) 145.7937
kNm
Area of steel 1053.4 mm2 Required

1256 mm2 Provided

16T160MM2 C/C

MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 MM2
10T200MM2 C/C

C) Design of TOE Pmax 242.34 kPa

Pstem 193.82 kPa
Depth of toe= 425 mm

one 280.07
two 46.98
wt of toe 21.25 kNm
BM 305.79 kNm

Mu 458.69 kNm
Area of steel 3356.05 mm2 Required
3694.12 mm2 Provided
20TOR AT 85MMC/C
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 mm2
10T150MM2 C/C
D) Design of COUNTER-FORT
Thickness provided at the top = 300 mm
Thickness of counter-fort= 400 mm
Depth of Counterfort= 4425 mm
Centre to centre spacing of counter-fort (l) = 2.9 m
Height of counterfort(H2) 9m
Total force 878.526 kPa
Moment(M) 2635.578 kNm
Mu 3953.367 kNm

d= 1545.089 <4425 mm ok

AREA OF STEEL 2495 mm2

Minimum area of steel for
beam=0.85*bd/Fy 3625.301 mm2 Required
4415 mm2 Provided

Provided 5-# 25 mm + 4-# 25 mm,

Pt=0.33%

The Height h where half of the reinforcement can be Curtailed is

approximately Equal to Sqrt(H2)= 3.00 m
Development Length at tension side=47*Diameter of bar 1.175 m
Curtailed 4 bars at 2.83-Ldt From Top = 1.83 m
 q= Surcharge=21kPa
T2

5
Stem

4
Counterfort
Backfill
T1
2
Thickness of
counter fort
B1 (C)

T1

Toe,B2 Heel, B1

1
D

BASE

NOTE Water Pressure is ignored assumimg proper weep holes and

a granular back fill

SUMMARY
Dimensions Of Counter-Fort RCC Wall
Hfill DF H T1 T2 D B1 B2
8 1.5 9.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 4.5 1.7
m m m m m m m m
Steel for Counter- Fort RCC Wall
MAIN REINFORCEMENT DISTURBUTION REINFORCEMENT
STEM 20T150MM C/C 10T150MM C/C
HEEL 16T160MM2 C/C 10T200MM2 C/C
TOE 16T160MM2 C/C 10T200MM2 C/C

COUNTER-FORT Provided 5-# 25 mm + 4-# 25 mm,

ACTUAL

STEEL Computation Area of steel bar

fck 30 N/m2 Diameter 25
Area of
Fy 415 N/mm2 steel bar 490.625
Spacing
of steel
bar=(area
of sreel
bar)/
(Ast)*100
0
d 4425 mm 135.3448275862
Mu 3953.37 kNm
0.5FCK/FY 0.0361445783
b*d 4425000

Ast=0.5*f
ck/fy*[1-
(sqrt(1-
(4.6*Mu)
/Fck*b*d
^2)*b*d 2495.20 mm2
 0.5H
0.42H

KaXq
Ka Gama*H
 Clear distance b/w
BASE C counter-fort
6.5 0.4 2.5
m m m
 PROVIDED

mm

mm 85

mm 5772.06