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Retaining Wall Analysis & Design

by Guadalupe Rodriguez, December - 2003

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INFORMACION

500 Kg/m2

2.00 mts

s2 = 1800 Kg/m3
=
30
Fc = 0.58 0.5236

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s1 = 1800 Kg/m3
=
30
Fc = 0.58 0.524

A
0.30

tm

0.60 mts

0.90 mts

1.80 mts

Determining Ka & Kp
Soil 1
Kp =

3.00 Ka =

Soil 2
Ka = 0.33 Kp = 3.00

0.33

Determining the Active & Passive Soil Pressure

Ea = (

0.33

1800
2

3.50

3675 Kg

Ep = (

3.00

1800
2

1.50

6075 Kg

Ew = (

0.33

500

3.50 )

583 Kg

DEL

MURO

0.30 m
tm=
3.50 m
hm=
2400 Kg/m3
c =
250 Kg/cm2
f'c =
E c = 238752 Kg/cm2
5 cm
Rec =
4200 Kg/cm2
fy =
INFORMACION
tl
f'c
Ec
Rec

DEL

LOSA

0.30 m
=
250 Kg/cm2
=
= 238752 Kg/cm2
5 cm
=

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Retaining Wall Analysis & Design

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Determining the safety factors for the retaining wall

Area
1
2
3
4
5

(
(
(
(

0.30
0.30
0.90
0.60

x
x
x
x

3.20
1.80
3.20
1.20
( 0.90

FS

=(

10530
x
3675

FS

=(
(

6075
10889 ) + (
3675
x
1.17 ) + (

0.58 )
+

x
x
x
x
x

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

x
x
x
x
x

2400
2400
1800
1800
500

6075
+
583
x
0.50 )
583 x
1.75 )

)
)
)
)
)

Weight
( Kg )
2304
1296
5184
1296
450
10530

=
=
=
=
=
=

d
(m)
0.75
0.90
1.35
0.30
1.35

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M
( Kg - m )
1728
1166
6998
389
608
10889

12155
4258

2.9

>

13927
5308

2.6

>

Determining the pressure

P
A
c
I
M

1.00

=
=
=
=
=

10530
1.80
0.9
0.486
858.71

Kg
m2
m2
m4
Kg-m

13927

x=

e = 1.80
2

10530

5308

0.82

0.82 m

0.08 m

max

= 10530
1.80

772.8 =
0.486

7440 Kg/m2

@ exterior wall edge

d = 0.30 m

= 6380 Kg/m2

min

= 10530
1.80

772.8 =
0.486

4260 Kg/m2

@ interior wall edge

d = 0.00 m

= 5850 Kg/m2

0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20

0.00
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

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2880 Kg/m

wp1 =

wp2 =

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6980 Kg/m

7440 Kg/m2

4260 Kg/m2

5850 Kg/m2
6380 Kg/m2

Determining the maximum moment for slab design

6380
x
0.60
M1 = 1.7 [(
1561 Kg - m
M1 =
156112 Kg - cm
M1 =

0.30 ) + ( 530

0.60

0.4

) - ( 2880 x

0.60

0.30

)]

M2 = 1.7 [(
6980
x
0.9
2291 Kg - m
M2 =
229076 Kg - cm
M2 =

0.45 ) - ( 4260

0.9

0.45 ) - ( 2925 x

0.90

0.30

)]

229076 Kg - cm

M max =

Determine the balanced steel ratio.

bal = (3/8) * 0.85 * 1 * (fc / fy) * (6000 / 6000 + fy)
bal = 0.0095

bal = 0.0095

(wall)

(slab)

1
2

-1 ##
0

Checking the steel ratio for the floor section pre-defined

Mu = * * b * d2 * fc * ( 1 - 0.59 )
Mu
* b * d2 * fc

229076
12960000

=> 0.0177

=
=
min =
max =

0.0179
0.0011
0.0033
0.0071

=
As =

0.0033
8.00 cm2

Using Vrs. # 5

@ 25 cm ( min )
25

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Determining the maximum moment for wall design

Ea = (

0.33

1800
2

3.20

3072 Kg

Ep = (

3.00

1800
2

1.20

3888 Kg

Ew = (

0.33

500

3.20 )

533 Kg

3072
x
1.07 ) + ( 533
M3 = 1.7 [(
4377 Kg - m
M3 =
437736 Kg - cm
M3 =

1.60 ) - ( 3888

0.40 )]

1
2

-1 ##
0

Checking the steel ratio for the floor section pre-defined

Mu = * * b * d2 * fc * ( 1 - 0.59 )
Mu
* b * d2 * fc

437736
12960000

=> 0.0338

=
=
min =
max =

0.0345
0.0021
0.0033
0.0071

=
As =

0.0033
8.00 cm2

Using Vrs. # 5

@ 25 cm ( min )
25