RR Masonary Retaining Wall

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Dimension Table Height (H) mm Width(W) mm h(mm) Minimum Depth of Foundation

1 Basic Data :Soil Bearing Capacity Desnsity of RR Masonary Density of Cement Concrete Density of dry backfill () Density of Saturated backfill (s)

= 20 t/m^2 = 2.2 t/m^3 = 2.4 t/m^3 = 1.8 t/m^3 = 2 t/m^3 Angle of earth friction () = 38 Angle of earth surcharge () = 0 Angle of external friction[=(1/2)] = 19 Wall inclination () = 0 Minimum depth of foundation = 0.9 m Height of wall (H) = 6m Width of top = 0.6 m Width of bottom = 2.9 m 2 Calculation of moment/m running length due to self weight of wall about toe:Sl.No. Particular Area (m2) weight(t) Lever arm (m) Moment (t-m) 1 Rectangle 2 Triangle Stabilising moment due to dead load

3 Calculation of Horizontal force due to earth pressure/m running length of wall:3.1 calculation for coefficient of active earth pressure from coulomb's theory, Ka = 0.217

3.2 Calculation of dry earth pressure on wall/m running length, 0.5Ka..H2 Pd = (acting in the direction of (+) from horizontal) Pd = 7.036 t 3.2.1 Dry earth pressure in horizontal direction Pd,h = 7.03640666657508Cos(0+19)" = 6.653 t 3.2.2 Dry earth pressure in vertical direction Pd,v = 7.03640666657508Sin(0+19)" = 2.291 t 3.3 Calculation for saturated earth pressure on wall/m running length, Pw 0.5Ka.s.H2 = (acting in the direction of (+) from horizontal) Pw = 7.818 t 3.3.1 Saturated earth pressure in horizontal direction Pw,h = 7.81822962952786Cos(0+19)" = 7.392 t 3.3.2 Saturated earth pressure in vertical direction Pw,v = 7.81822962952786Sin(0+19)" Pw,h Pd,v Pd,h

Pw,v

2.545 t

of (+) from horizontal)

of (+) from horizontal)

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