Input Data

Retaining Wall Dimens ion

A1 := 300mm B1 := 300mm
A2 := 500mm B2 := 2700mm
A3 := 450mm B3 := 500mm
A4 := 2600mm B4 := 500mm

3
A0 := A2 + A3 + A4 = 3.55 10 mm
3
B0 := B1 + B2 + B3 = 3.5 10 mm

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Initial Checking of RW Dimensions

( B0 B3)
A1i_ck := = 125 mm
24

A1min := 300mm

A1ck := if A1 A1i_ck , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!"

A1min

1
B3i_ck1 := B0 = 350 mm
10

1
B3i_ck2 := B0 = 437.5 mm
8

(
B3ck1 := if B3 B3i_ck1 , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!" )
Ground Overpressure (for 1.00m width of RW check)
kN
q := 100
2
m

1 3
A0i_ck1 := ( B0 B1) = 1.6 10 mm
2
2 3
A0i_ck2 := ( B0 B1) = 2.133 10 mm
3

(
A0ck := if A0 A0i_ck1 , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!" )
Foundation Ground Input Parameters

Earth internal friction angle

:= 35deg

Freezing Depth +200mm

DF := 1000mm

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Earth volumic weight

kN
w := 21.5
3
m
Friction coeficient
:= 0.50

Earth pressure
kN
p base_conv := 450
2
m
correction with foundation width
noncohesive soil excerpt dusty sands

K1 := 0.1
( A0 1m)
C B := if A0 5m , p base_conv K1 , 0.4 p base_conv = 114.75
kN
1m m
2

correction with depth

noncohesive soil excerpt dusty sands

K2 := 2.5

DF 2m kN
C D := if DF 2m , p base_conv
4m
(
)
, K2 w DF 2m = 112.5
2
m

ground design allowable pressure

kN
p conv := p base_conv + CD + CB = 452.25
2
m

1. Earth Live Push Calculus

Live push coeficient

2
ka := tan 45deg = 0.271

2

( B0 B1)
2
Pa_ := ka w 1.0m = 29.831 kN
2
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Pa_q := q ( B0 B1) ka 1.0m = 86.717 kN

Pa := Pa_ + Pa_q = 116.547 kN

2. Ground Friction Check

RW weights
kg m
G1 := ( B1 + B2) A1 1.0m 2500 9.81 = 22.073 kN
3 2
m s

( B2 + B1) ( A3 A1) kg m
G2 := 1.0m 2500 9.81 = 5.518 kN
2 3 2
m s

kg m
G3 := [ ( A3 + A4) B3 + A2 B4] 1.0m 2500 9.81 = 43.532 kN
3 2
m s

G4 := A4 B2 1.0m w = 150.93 kN

L :=
(
G1 + G2 + G3 + G4 ) = 0.953
Pa

ground_friction_check := if L , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!"

1
3
3. Overturn Check

b 1 := A2 + A3
A1
= 0.8 m
2
2 ( A3 A1)
b 2 := A2 + = 0.6 m
3
A0
b 3 := = 1.775 m
2

A4
b 4 := A0 = 2.25 m
2

( B0 B1)
b a := = 1.6 m
2

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 M s := G1 b 1 + G2 b 2 + G3 b 3 + G4 b 4 = 437.83 kN m

M R := Pa ba = 186.476 kN m

Ms
R := = 2.348
MR

(
overturn_check := if R 1.5 , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!" )

4. Earth Pressure Check

Vertical forces resultant

NF1m := G1 + G2 + G3 + G4 = 222.053 kN

Area of discharge
2
AF1m := A0 1.0m = 3.55 m

Resultant moment refered to middle of the discharge area axe

A2 + ( A3 A1) +
A0 A1
c1 := = 0.975 m
2 2
A0 2
c2 := A2 ( A3 A1) = 1.175 m
2 3
A0
c3 := = 1.775 m
2
A0 A4
c4 := = 0.475 m
2 2

1 1
M F1m := Pa_ ( B0 B1) + Pa_q ( B0 B1) + G1 c1 + G2 c2 G4 c4
3 2

M F1m = 126.879 kN m

2
A0 1.0m 3
WF1m := = 2.1 m
6

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 NF1m M F1m kN
p min := = 2.143
AF1m WF1m 2
m

NF1m M F1m kN
p max := + = 122.957
AF1m WF1m 2
m

p min + pmax kN
p med := = 62.55
2 2
m

( )
earth_capacity_check_1 := if p min 0 , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!"

( )
earth_capacity_check_2 := if p med p conv , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!"

excentricity by one direction

( )
earth_capacity_check_3 := if p max 1.4 p conv , "OK!" , "NOK!!!" = "OK!"

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