DESIGN OF COUNTERFORT AND RETURN WALL

Ka = 0.251
ska = 0.341 Load Factors
alpha h 0.12 4.05
Density of earth fill = 1.800 t/m3 Concrete 1.25
Thickness of wall = 0.500 m EQ conc. 1.25
Dispertion width = 3.000 m Eatrh Pr 1.7 2.050 3.000
Formation width = 8.100 m Dynamic 1.25
Height of earth fill/Abutment = 16.412 m Soil Wt 1.25 D.L(surch) +
spacing of counterfort = 2.750 m Dynamic 1.25 0.50
Thickness of counterfort = 0.750 m LL Surch. 1.7 o
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width of counterfort at top = 0.300 m Dynamic 1.25 CL of track
width of counterfort at bottom = 2.500 m DL Surch. 1.7 2.05
span for wall design = 2.750 m Dynamic 1.25
self weight of counetrfort = 43.082 t
self weight of wall = 20.515 t/m H = 16.412
Max. pressure intensity at bottom due to ep = 12.598 t/m2 h = 16.412-2.05
pressure intensity at bottom due to sp (LL) Track I&Track II = 1.267 t/m2 = 14.362 m
pressure intensity at bottom due to sp (DL) Track I&Track II= 0.529 t/m2
dynamic ep = 3.338 t/m2
dynamic sp (LL) Track I&Track II = 0.336 t/m2 0.50
dynamic sp (DL) Track I&Track II = 0.140 t/m2
dynamic due to concrete = 9.539 t/m2 B
Total = 27.748 t/m2
Fck = 35 N/mm2 Live Load Surcharge 16.300 t/m
Fy = 500 N/mm2 Dead Load Surcharge 6.800 t/m
Main Horizontal reinforcement of return wall
Max. Bending moment (wl2/10) = 20.984 tm Track -II
effective thickness = 440 mm 12.55
dia of bar = 20 mm z=
2
At required = 1154.05 mm 418.000
Min. steel (0.2% of bd)= 880 mm2 10.550 3.000
Providing steel = 1154 mm2
spacing = 272 mm c/c D.L(surch) +
Providing spacing = 150 mm c/c 0.50
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distribution reinforcement (vertical) 45
CL of track
10.55

1.375 m
H = 16.412
2.750 h = 16.412-10.55
Moment at base = 26.230 tm = 5.862 m
At required = 1473.59 mm2 z= 418.000
Min. steel (0.2% of bd)= 880 mm2
2
providing steel = 1473.59 mm mm2
dia of bar = 20 mm
 spacing = 213 mm c/c
providing spacing = 150 mm c/c B

Design of counterfort Live Load Surcharge 16.300 t/m

length of loading transferred. 2.750 Dead Load Surcharge 6.800 t/m
Lateral pressure intensity due to earth pressure Moments tm
transferred to one counterfort = 284.288 t 1555.247 tm
due to surcharge (LL) Track I= 38.667 t 277.666 tm 0.979017
due to surcharge (LL) Track II= 4.650 t 13.628 tm 0.445578
due to surcharge (DL) Track I= 16.131 t 115.836 tm 0.408424
due to surcharge (DL) Track II= 1.940 t 5.685 tm 0.185885
dynamic due to ep = 75.331 t 618.164 tm
dynamic due to sp (LL) Track I= 10.246 t 98.592 tm
dynamic due to sp (LL) Track II= 1.232 t 4.839 tm
dynamic due to sp (DL) Track I= 4.274 t 41.130 tm
dynamic due to sp (DL) Track II= 0.514 t 2.019 tm
dynamic due to counterfort = 6.462 t 53.029 tm
dynamic due to wall = 8.462 t 69.443 tm
Max. Bending moment = 2827.02 tm 2855.28 tm
depth required = 2332.1 mm angle = 0.181 radians
overall width of counterfort = 3.000 m
effective depth available = 2790 mm
dia of bar layer1 = 32 mm
layer 2 32 mm
layer 3 32 mm z= 0.843281299 27576.9
At required = 27824.69 mm2 2650.500 0.843281299
Min. steel (0.2% of bd)= 4185 mm2
Providing steel = 27825 mm2
nos of bars 35.00 nos in each layer
provide 7 nos in 5 layers
spacing = 19 mm c/c 108 mm c/c
Nos of curtailed bars 7 nos
Ht from top for curtail = 13.08 m from top 3.33 m from bottom 11.543 4.87 16.41
Nos of curtailed bars 14 nos
Ht from top for curtail = 11.11 m from top 5.30 m from bottom 9.577 6.84 16.41
Nos of curtailed bars 21 nos
Ht from top for curtail = 8.78 m from top 7.63 m from bottom 7.244 9.17 16.41
Nos of curtailed bars 28 nos
Ht from top for curtail = 5.74 m from top 10.67 m from bottom 4.204 12.21 16.41
 Connection beteween counterfort and wall/return wall (horizontal links)
Max. pressure intensity at bottom = 27.748 t/m2
clear spacing of counterfort = 2.000 m
laetral earth pressure transferred to
counterfort for one m height = 55.495 t
steel required per m height = 1275.75 mm2
dia of bar = 16 mm
steel will be provided in the form of horizontal links of two legged
spacing = 315 mm c/c
providing spacing = 150 mm c/c

Connection beteween counterfort and well cap (vertical links)

Weight of soil per sqm = 36.927 t/m

surcharge load per sqm-track 1 = 5.53 t/m
surcharge load per sqm-track 2 = 1.63 t/m
weight of base slab per sqm = 7.8125 t/m
upward pressure = 33.49 t/m
net downward pressure = 18.41 t/m

downward pressure per m width =

18.41*(2.75-0.75) 36.83 t
steel required per m length = 846.65 mm2
dia of bar = 16 mm
steel will be provided in the form of horizontal links of two legged
spacing = 475 mm c/c
providing spacing = 150 mm c/c