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B
C
D
E
F
2 SOLUTION FOR CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL STABILITY
3 Refence: Das, Principles of Foundation Engineering 6th,
4
Section 8.4 -8.7, Example 8.1
5
Wall Geometry (See Fig. 8.2(b))
6
Wall Height, H = 20.8
W
7
Stem Top Width, W = 1.5
Backfill Angle, = 10.0
8
9
Depth, D = 4.0
10
Base Thickness, BT = 2.8
11
Toe Length, TL = 4.0
H
12

Stem Bottom Width, W' =

2.5

13
14
15
16

Heel Length, HL =

6.0

Back Height, H' = 21.8

Base Width, B = 12.5

TL

W'

HL

Results
Factor of Safety - Sliding = 1.59
Factor of Safety - O.T. = 3.48
Item
(1) Backfill
(2) Backfill
(3) Stem
(4) Stem
(5) Base
Pa =

Width Height
6
18.0
6
1.06
1.5
18.0
1
18.0
12.5
2.75

117.00
117.00
107.00
150.00
0.00
10.00

c =
Kp =
c =
k1 =

0.00
0.00
900.0
0.67

k2 =

0.67

Passive

BT

Bearing Capacity
F.S = 4.21
Gamma
117.0
117.0
150
150
150
8179.62

V
12636.00
371.34
4050.00
1350.00
5156.25

H(R)

29 Ph = Pa cos()
30 Pv = Pa sin()
32 Cohesion at the base
33 Friction at the base
34
35 Normal force on base (N)

eccentricity =
q toe =
q heel =
H(O)

arm
9.50
10.50
5.75
4.67
6.25
2.00

8055.36

7.27

1420.38

31 Pp

Material Properties
Active Backfill =
Heel cover =
Passive backfill =
Concrete =
=
or ( + ) =
Active
Ka =

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

12.50

For > 0,
Cell K11 = 1
For = 0,
Cell K11 = 0.5

1.0

0.294

0.45
2428.68
1568.76

(Is e< B/6?)

B' =
11.604

M(R)
120042.0
3899.1
23287.5
6300.0
32226.6
0.0

M(O)

58557
17754.7

0.0

SUM

24983.97
24983.97

7503.75
5313.24
12816.99

8055.36

203510
5.80

58557