Design of Cantilever Retaining wall

Height of Retaining wall

h=

3.5 m

Unit weight of soil

Angle of repose

e=
=

20 kN/m3
30
0.5 Radians

SBC of soil
Coefficient of friction
Height of backfill

qa =
=
h'=

Grade of concrete

fck=

Grade of steel

fy=

500 N/mm2

Preliminary proportions:
Thickness of footing base slab
Thickness of stem=

0.08h=

300 mm
200 mm

Length of heel slab,X

Total length of base slab,L

h*(Ca/3)0.5=
(3/2)*X=

Stability against overturning:

Thickness of slab resting on retaining wall=
Thickness of glass panel=
Span of glass panel=
span of slab=
Moment due to cantilever,M=
Overturning moment,M0 =
Restoring moment, Mr =
(FOS)overturning
Soil pressure at footing base:
Resultant vertical reaction, R=
Distance of R from heel, LR =
Eccentricity,e=

200 kN/m2
0.4
2.2
25 N/mm2

1.2
1.8

150 mm
24 mm
1.9 m
1.5 m
6.06555 kNm/m
17.896661111 kNm/m
72.75 kNm/m
3.659 SAFE

67.5 kN
0.9875 m
0.0875 OK

qmax=

48.4375 kN/m2

qmin=

26.5625 kN/m2

Stability against sliding:

Sliding force,Pa=
Resisting force,F=
(FOS)sliding=
Design of toe slab:
Dia of bar used=
Wt of base slab=

16.133333333 kN
27 kN
1.506 SAFE

12
7.5 kN/m2

Net upward pressure at toe end =

Net upward pressure at stem face =
eff depth, d=
Vu(at d from face of stem) =
Moment at face of stem =
Nominal shear stress v =
Ast=
Spacing required=
Spacing provided=

40.9375 kN/m2
33.645833333 kN/m2
219 mm
21.3121875 kN
10.396875 kNm
0.1
110.30202388 mm2/m
1025.35 mm
300 mm

Design of heel slab:

Distribution load acting downward=
Net downward pressure at stem face=

45.5 kN/m2
6.7847222222 kN/m2

Net downward pressure at heel=

Vu at face of stem=
Mu at face of stem =
Nominal shear stress, v=

18.9375 kN/m2
19.291666667 kN/m
11.164930556 kNm/m
0.0880898021

Ast=
Spacing required=
Spacing provided=

118.54053631 mm2/m
954.1 mm
300 mm

Design of stem:
Dia of bar used
Ht of cantilever above base=
effective depth,d=
Mu=
Ast=
Spacing required=
Spacing provided=

12
3.2
144
26.844991667
457.89466148
247
225

Ca =

0.333333

Backfill
Stem
Base

Force(kN) Dist from heel

Moment
38
0.5
19
16
1.1
17.6
13.5
67.5

0.9

12.15
48.75

1.3
0.7

49.4
11.2

0.9

12.15
72.75