SIMPLEX PREFAB INFRASTRUCTURE (I) PVT LTD

Project Name: RETAINING WALL DESIGN FOR 2M HEIGHT BELOW GROUND

Designed By - Nitesh Singh Checked By - Ashokrai Singhania

Date: 27.08.15 Revision : R0

Tentative Dimensioning of Wall

Guidelines Comments
H Height of Wall 2m
B Width of Base 1600 mm 0.4 to 0.7 H
Lt Length of Toe 400 mm 1/5 to 1/3 B
Db Thickness of Base 350 mm H/12 to H/10 min 230 mm
Ds Thickness of Stem 250 mm H/12 to H/10 Keep same as Db
Lh Length of Heel 950 mm (B - Lt - Ds)

Soil Data

φ Angle of Internal Friction 30 degrees (As per Client 30 degree)

γ Unit Weight of Soil 21 kN/m3 Saturated bulk weight (Refer Table:2.10 Reynolds Hannbook)
BC Bearing Capacity 250 kN/m2 As per client
μ Coeff of Friction 0.6 Refer Indian Practical Civil Engineer's Handbook
Base

Weights of Wall and Soil

WEIGHT LEVER ARM MOMENT

(kN/m) (m) (kN.m/m)

Ws 12.25 xs 0.53 6.43 Stem

Wb 9.80 xb 0.80 7.84 Base
Wsoil 16.80 xsoil 1.13 18.90 Soil
∑W 38.85 ∑MR 33.17
(resisting moment about toe)

Lateral Earth Pressure

Ka Active Earth Press. Coeff. 0.33

Ka.γ 7.00 kN/m3
Pa Press. Force per unit length 14.01 kN/m
xa Lever Arm from Base 0.67 m
Pw Force per unit length (water) 0.00 kN/m
xw Lever Arm from Base (water) 0.00 m
Madd Additional Moment 0.00 kN.m/m
Mo Overturning Moment 9.34 kN.m/m
(about toe)

Bearing Pressure

Mc ∑MR - Mo 23.83 kN.m/m

e B/2- Mc/∑W 0.187 m
p1 Pressure at Toe 41.27 kN/m2 OK
p2 Pressure at Heel 7.29 kN/m2 OK
x Distance of NA 1943.52 mm
C Compressive Force 40.10 kN/m
Cd Design Compressive Force -202.84 kN/m
for Pile at Comp End

Safety Factors

FO Overturning 1.5
FS Sliding 1.5

Stability Check - Overturning

FOactual Actual Safety Factor 3.55 OK

Stability Check - Sliding

 FSactual Actual Safety Factor 1.66 OK

DESIGN OF RETAINING WALL

fck 30 MPa
fy 500 MPa
Cover 40 mm

Design of Stem

Load Factor 1.5

Profile

Height from D (mm) d (mm) Mu Ast Vu Shear Vus sv Asv

top(m) (kN.m/m) (mm2/m) (kN/m) Check (kN.m/m) (mm) (mm2/m)

0 300 245 0.00 360.0 0.00 OK 0 230 0

1 300 245 1.75 360.0 5.25 OK 0 230 0
2 300 245 14.01 360.0 21.01 OK 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 230 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 0 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 0 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 0 0
0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 x 0 0 0

Design of Heel

h1 Height of Soil over Heel 1.65 m

d Effective Depth of Heel 295 mm

Mu 23.45 kN.m/m
Vu 49.38 kN/m

Ast 420.0 mm2/m

Shear OK
Check

Vus -39.12 kN
sv 230 mm
Asv -70.12 (mm2/m)

Design of Toe

d Effective Depth of Toe 295 mm

Mu 4.95 kN.m/m
Vu 24.76 kN/m

Ast 420.0 mm2/m

Shear OK
Check

Vus -63.74 kN
sv 230 mm
Asv -114.24 (mm2/m)

Minimum Reinforcement in Transverse Directions

Ast,min 350 mm2/m