2.

8 Earth Pressure

PA3

PAE
PAE
H H

h
PA PA h

H/3 H/3

PA1 PA2

H = Height of the Retaining Wall, m = 10.42 m

3 3
s = Soil Density, kN/m = 18 kN/m

= Angle of Friction of Soil = 30

= Angle of Friction Between Soil and Abutment = 0

i = Backfil Slope Angle = 0 (Level Backfill) = 0

= Slope of Soil Face = 0 (Vertical Rear Face of Stem) = 0

= Seismic Angle of Friction of Soil = 2.92

A = Acceleration Coefficient = 0.051

k
arctan h = 2.92
1 k v
kH = Horizontal Acceleration Coefficient = 0.05

kV = Vertical Acceleration Coefficient = 0

 COULOMB EARTH PRESSURE THEORY

I. Static Active Earth Pressure

2
PA1 = *H * KA = 63 kN/m
1
PA H2 KA = 326 kN/m
2
Static Active Pressure Coefficient
cos 2 ( )
KA = 0.33
cos 2 cos( )

2
sin( ) sin( i) = 2.25
1
cos( ) cos(i )

MONONOBE-OKABE THEORY

II. Dynamic Active Earth Pressure (Mononobe - Okabe Theory)

1
PA E H 2 1 - k v kae = 400 kN/m AASHTO C6.3.3 I-A
2

Dynamic Active Pressure Coefficient

cos( ) = 0.41
K AE
cos cos 2 cos( )

2
sin( ) sin( i)
1 = 2.18
cos( ) cos(i )

Seismic Componenet of Dynamic Active Pressure PAE

PAE = PAE - PA = 74 kN/m

PA2 = 0.4 PAE / H = 3 kN/m

PA3 = 1.6 PAE / H = 11 kN/m

Height of Dynamic Active Pressure

h = ( PA H/3 + PAE 0.6 H ) / PAE = 3.987 m