Purposeofcalculation:

Thedetailsofacantileverretainingwallareshownbelow,isthedesignofthewallsatisfactory?
CalculationReference
CraigSoilMechanics.R.F.Craig
CalculationValidation
Checkagainstaworkedexampleinthereferenceabove.
CalculationUnits

2
Q

t
b

SurchargePressure

Q=

10000 N/m

ThicknessoftheStem

t1=

0.3 m

ThicknessoftheBase

t2=

0.4 m

LengthofBackfill

w1=

1.75 m

HeightofWallfromtheBase

h1=

5.4 m

WidthoftheBase

b1=

3m

CharacteristicsofBackfill
Drained(effectivestress)ShearStrengthParameter

c'=

0 N/m

UnitWeightofthebackfill

17000 N/m

Drained(effectivestress)ShearStrengthParameter

'=

36

CharacteristicsofConcrete
UnitWeightofConcrete

concrete=

23500 N/m

Angleoffrictionbetweenthebaseandthefoundationsoilis

27

Activeearthpressurecoefficient

Ka=

#NAME?

=
## 1sin[{'}/180] [Eqn.1]
1+sin[{'}/180]

HorizontalForces

FH1= #NAME? N

=KaQh1[Eqn.2]
##

FH2= #NAME? N

##
=0.5Kah12[Eqn.3]

SumofHorizontalForces

FH= #NAME? N

##
=FH1+FH2[Eqn.4]

VerticalForces

Fstem=

35250 N

##
=(h1t2)t1concrete[Eqn.5]

Fbase=

28200 N

##
=t2b1concrete[Eqn.6]

Fsoil=

148750 N

##
=(h1t2)w1[Eqn.7]

SumofVerticalForces

FV=

212200 N

##
=Fsoil+Fbase+Fstem[Eqn.8]

Lever

LH1= #NAME? m

##h1 [Eqn.9]
=

LH2= #NAME? m

2
=
##h1 [Eqn.10]

Lstem= #NAME? m

3
=b1w1 t1 [Eqn.11]
##

Lbase= #NAME? m

2
=
##b1 [Eqn.12]

Lsoil= #NAME? m

2
=
##w1 +(b1w1)[Eqn.13]

MH1= #NAME? N.m

2
##
=FH1LH1[Eqn.14]

MH2= #NAME? N.m

##

Moments

MH= #NAME? N.m

## H1+MH2[Eqn.16]
=M

Mstem= #NAME? N.m

##
=FstemLstem[Eqn.17]

Mbase= #NAME? N.m

##
=FbaseLbase[Eqn.18]

Msoil= #NAME? N.m

MV= #NAME? N.m
M= #NAME? N.m

##
=FsoilLsoil[Eqn.19]
##
=Mstem+Mbase+Msoil[Eqn.20]
##
=MVMH[Eqn.21]

Leverarmofbaseresultant

L= #NAME? m
FoSagainstoverturning

FoS= #NAME?
Eccentricityofbasereaction

e= #NAME? m

##M [Eqn.22]
=
FV
=
##MV [Eqn.23]
MH
##b1 L[Eqn.24]
=
2

Note,theresultantactswithinthemiddlethirdofthebase

2
Maximumandminimumbasepressures

pmax= #NAME? N/m =

##FV

1+ 6e

[Eqn.25]

b1
pmin= #NAME? N/m =
##FV
b1

b1
1 6e
b1

[Eqn.26]

FoSagainstsliding

FoS= #NAME?

## FVtan[{}/180] [Eqn.27]
=
FH

#NAME?

Table of compatible units

Length

Area

Volume

Time

Angle

Mass

Velocity

Acceleration

Fundamental m

kg

m/s

m/s

SI

kg

m/s

m/s

SI (mm)

mm

mm

mm

mm/s

mm/s

US Unit (ft)

ft

ft

ft

slug

ft/s

ft/s

US Unit (in)

in

in

in

lbf.s/in

in/s

in/s

Force

Unit Weight

Moment

kg.m/s

N/m

N.m

N/m

N.m

N/mm

N.mm

lbf

lbf/ft

lbf.ft

lbf

lbf/in

lbf.in

LDForce
kg/s
N/m
N/mm
lbf/ft
lbf/in

Work
kg.m/s.m
J
mJ
ft.lb
in.lbf

Energy
kg.m/s.m
J
mJ
ft.lb
in.lbf

Power
kg.m/s
W
mW
ft.lb/s
in.lbf/s

Density
kg/m
kg/m
g/mm
slug/ft
lbf.s/in

Stress
kg/m.s
N/m
MPa
lbf/ft
psi