DESIGN OF CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL

Project:
Location:

Date:

Designation:

2/1/2014 0:00

RW-3a h= 4.00 m.

Design Data:
f'c (compressive strength of concrete)=
f'm (masonry strength) =
fy (yield strength of reinforcing steel bars)=
SBC
allowable soil bearing capacity=
wc (unit weight of concrete)=
ws (unit weight of soil)=
f
angle of internal friction =
angle of wall friction=
b
slope of ground line=
surcharge

20
4
275
150
24
18
30
17
0
4.80

Load on top of wall:

P=
4.23 kN
M=
1.68 kN-m
V=
1.87 kN

MPa
MPa
MPa
Kpa
KN/m3
KN/m3
deg
deg
deg
KPa

Design of Base
flexure:
required thickness

Mu =
358.96 kN-m
treqd=
337.07 mm
tf =
450.00 mm Ok
As=
4,642 sqmm
deff=
350.00 mm
db =
25 mm
spacing= 100.00 mm
As min = 900.000 sqmm
db =
16 mm
spacing= 200.00 mm
Vu =
117.64 kN
vca =
0.448 Mpa
vc =
0.745 Mpa Safe

required reinforcement

temperature reinforcement

shear:
8.00
7.00
6.00

5.00

Design of Stem

4.00

Mu=
treqd=
Mu=
treqd=
Vu =
Vu =
deff =
vc =

3.00
2.00

1.00
(1.00)

217.60
279.05
122.88
228.33
89.60
87.04
250
0.36

KN-m
mm
KN-m
mm
KN
KN
mm
Mpa Safe

moment

shear

< tb safe
< tb safe

Reinforcing Steel Requirements

Dimensions:
B=
h=
d=
m=
tb-v-tt=
d key=
locate key=
q=

level from top

4.00
3.00
4.00
1.45
1.33
0.00
0.50
90.00 deg

v=
tt=
tb=
tf=
B-m-tb=
t key=
H=

0.30
0.30
0.45
3.70
0.30
5.45

0.10
0.20 (min)
0.50
0.50

2.00
lower ground level
bottom of stem

at rest soil pressure coefficient

active soil pressure coefficient (RankineTheory)
passive soil pressure coefficient
active

dx

dy

Overturning Moment @ toe

surcharge
active soil pressure @ left
load on top of wall, V
load on top of wall, M
shear key passive 1
shear key passive 2
Total DL + LL + H
Total DL+LL+H+W
Righting Moment @ heel
surcharge
Load on top of wall
passive soil pressure @ right
soil @ left of stem
soil @ right of stem
stem rectangular
stem wedge1
stem wedge2
base
key weight
Total DL + LL + H
CASE 1: DL + LL + H
Overturning moment=
Righting moment=
F.S.O.M.=

Fh

5.45
0.00

0.00

arm

0.00
4.23
1.45
5.00
1.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
0.45

0.00
3.70
0.30
0.00
0.00
4.00

56.77

56.77

0.00
66.60
36.00
0.00
0.00
43.20
3.60
153.63

197.68 KN-m
405.79 KN-m
2.05 > 1.5 Ok

x or resultant from toe=

eccentricity=
Qright=
Qleft=

1.35
0.65
75.59
0.000

m
m
Kpa
KPa

Sliding force=
Resisting force=
F.S.S.=

97.83 KN
155.89 KN
1.59 > 1.5 Ok

CASE 2: DL + LL + H + W
Overturning moment=
Righting moment=
F.S.O.M.=

209.55 KN-m
405.79 KN-m
1.94 > 1.5 Ok

x or resultant from toe=

eccentricity=
Qright=
Qleft=
Sliding force=
Resisting force=
F.S.S.=

Fv

8.72
89.11
1.87
0.00
6.75
39.15
97.83
99.70

1.28
0.72
80.18
0.000

m
m
Kpa
KPa

99.70 KN
155.89 KN
1.56 > 1.5 Ok

Concrete constants:
rho=
0.0317922
kmax=
5.226 Mpa
vca=
0.745 MPa

< B/6
< SBC Ok
< SBC Ok

> B/6
< SBC Ok
< SBC Ok

24.32
87.04
89.60

Mu= 19.26 KN-m

Vu = 73.440 kN
deff = 150.000 mm
treqd=
293 mm
As=
600 sqmm
provide=
12 mm @

Stability of retaining wall

Part

17.92
122.88
217.60

250
250
250

va

As

db

spacing

ok
ok
ok

650
2,133
4,047

12
12
20

150
50
50.00

Design of Shear Key

Solution:
k0 =
0.5
ka=
0.333
kp=
3.000
type of analysis =

depth

stem:

Moment

2.73
1.82
5.45
0.00
0.33
0.25

23.76
161.88
10.19
1.68
2.25
9.79
197.68
209.55

4.00
3.85
0.48
4.00
1.85
3.85
4.00
3.70
2.00
3.85

0.00
16.29
27.44
0.00
123.21
138.60
0.00
0.00
86.40
13.86
405.79

< t key safe

150

Design of Reinforced Concrete Column Batter as T-section

bw, width =
300 mm
bf, width =
2700 mm
h, thickness =
500 mm
spacing =
3.00 m.
Mu = 368.64 kN-m
db =
20 mm
deff=
440 mm
As =
3467 sqmm
no. of bars=
12 pcs

Design of horizontal wall reinforcements

soil pressure at CHB level =
3.6 kPa
Mu =
5.18 kN-m/m
deff =
75 mm
As =
220 sqmm/mm
db =
12 mm
spacing = 500.00 m.
soil pressure at concrete level =
Mu =
deff =
As =
db =
spacing =

38.4 kPa
55.30 kN-m/m
150 mm
1100 sqmm/mm
16 mm
150.00 m.

Vu=
261.12
vc=
2.64
Vs =
249.77
Av/s = Vs/(fyt d) =
2 legs
spacing =
100
Av/s act=
1.57

kN
Mpa
kN
2.47
10 mm
mm
sqmm/mm

base design
P
153.63
153.63
Case1 D+L+H
Case2 D+L+H+W
ql1
0
0
qr1
75.59
80.18
xm
4.06
3.83
x1
-0.06
0.17
x2
4
4
c1
0.00
0.00
g
0.06
-0.17
qc
1.2084896
-3.5142
Mu
0.0013612
-0.02643
less w
109.52
109.52
Mu net
0.00
(0.03)
Vu
0.06
0.47

x3
x4
g
qc
c
Mu
less w
Mu net
Vu

0.30
4
0.30
6.7868685
3.70
576.66156
28.80
340.10
115.95

Mu max =
358.96 kN-m
Mu min =
(0.03) kN-m
Mu max abs=
358.9565

0.30
4
0.30
2.762989
3.70
595.5197
28.80
358.96
117.64