Design Of Retaining Wall Without Key

CALCULATION SHEET
ASSOCIATED CONSULTING ENGINEERS- ACE (PVT) LIMITED
1

0.30
Surcharge Load=

1 Ksf

All Dimensions Are in fts

12

3.66
10.5

7.5
1.33

1.5
9.08 2.767449

0.76

0.41

1.60

2.5

1.33

5.25

Input Data
fy
=
fc'
=
Coefficient of friction()=
Height of front fill
=
Height of backfill
=
Total Height OF Wall =
Unit Weight of soil
=
Soil Bearing Capacity =
Surcharge On heel
=
Surcharge Away From Heel =
Height of stem
=
Thickness of stem at top
=
Thickness of stem at base
=
Length Of toe
=
Length Of heel
=
Thickness of base slab =
Angle of internal friction()=

40000
3000
0.5
7.5
10.5
12
0.11
2
1
0
10.5
1
1.33
2.5
5.25
1.5
27.6

psi
psi
ft
ft
ft
Kcf
Ksf
Ksf
Ksf
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
0.481467

0.46

Load Calculation
W (kips)
1.58
0.26
2.04
6.06
2.0625
5.25
17.2525

Central Stem
(w1) =
Front Tapperd Stem (w2) =
Base Slab
(w3) =
Backfill on heel
(w4) =
Frontfill on toe
(w5) =
Surcharge on heel (w6) =
Total

x (ft)
3
2.7
4.5
6.5
3.0

M (k-ft)
5.3
0.7
9.3
39.1
6.2
0
60.5

Active & Passive Force Calculation

Ca =
0.37
Cp =
2.72
Active Pressure force due to backfill =
Active Pressure force due to surcharge=
Passive presure force due to frontfill=

2.93 Kips
4.44 Kips
12.12 Kips
12.12 kips

Factor Of safety Against Overturning

Disturbing Moment =
Resisting Moment =
FOS

38.36 K-ft
90.71 K-ft

2.36 OK

Factor Of safety Against Sliding

Sliding Forces
Resistive Forces

=
=

7.37 kips
18.12 kips

FOS

2.46 OK

Factor Of safety Against Bearing

Pressure Distribution Diagram
9.08 fts
2.48 Ksf
1.31 Ksf
Mnet
V
x
e

=
=
=
=

86.23875
17.2525
5
-0.46

Ph Pressure at Heel =
Pt Pressure at Toe
=
FOS

2.48 Ksf
1.31 Ksf
=

1.53 OK

Design of Retaining Wall

Design Of Stem
Design Shear

where,
H1 =
H2 =
d =

= 1.7[H1 + H2]

Design Shear

8.36

Ca x s x (h-d)
0.5 x Ca x s x (h-d) 2
0.25

= 1.7[H1Y1 + H2Y2]

H2 =

36.47

R
R

0.85 fc'/fy=

0.064

0.006

take this

0.93

sq.in/ft

Design Moment

As

Spacing =

K-ft

Ca x s x h
0.5 x Ca x s x h 2
=
=

Mu/bd2
217.13
* min 3" cover
max = 0.85 x 3 x x fc'/8fy
=
0.014
(40% of max )
=
0.0056
max =
0.0048 (from graph)

5.7

#6@
#4 @
Shear Strength =

7" c/c
6" c/c
358.2

(formula)

Kips
where,
H1 =

Design Moment

ft

As

=
=
spacing =

Main steel
Hz steel

OK

0.002 x 12 x 16
0.38 sq.in/ft
6.25 in

#DIV/0!

Design Of Heel Slab

Design Shear =

1.7xS +1.4xs+1.4xc

Design Shear =

18.74

kips

Design Moment =

54.7

k-ft

As

0.0072
=

Spacing

0.684
3.5

max

R=
=
=

0.0038
use this

243.11
0.85 fc'/fy=

from graph

sq.in/ft
in

(main steel)

# 4@
# 4@
Shear Strength

* min 3" cover

0.064

4" c/c
7"c/c
374.1

T&B
T&B
OK

=
=
Spacing

0.0018 x 12 x 15
0.324 sq.in/ft
7.4 in

Design Of Toe Slab

Design Shear

Design Shear

Design Moment =

1.7(0.5Ts)y3Ts/T + 1.7(0.5Ty1 - 0.5d[y1T1]d) -0.9wcTs - 0.9WsTs

-0.847863
3.89
kips
1.7(0.5Ty3)T/3 +1.7(0.5Ty1)2T/3 - 0.9WcT2/2 - 0.9WsT2/2
*min 3 " cover

Design Moment =

0.0005

As

0.09

Spacing

4.13

K-ft

sq in2/ft

R=
=

18.36
0.85 fc'/fy=

0.064

y1

y2

26.7 in
Ts = T - d
#4@

Shear Strength

8" c/c
374.1

OK