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Retaining Wall Design

TYPES OF RETAINING WALLS

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PROPORTIONING RETAINING WALLS

NOTE:
Dmin = 2 ft

Gravity Wall Cantilever Wall

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RETAINING WALL DESIGN ANALYSES

Overturning Sliding

Figure 13.4. Das FGE (2005)

Bearing Capacity
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LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES

Cantilever Wall
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LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES

Gravity Wall - Rankine Gravity Wall - Coulomb

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CHECK FOR OVERTURNING

M resisting
FSoverturning  FS ≥ 1.5 to 2
NOTE: M overturning
Neglect Pp for Mresisting

Cantilever Gravity
Forces Acting Against Retaining Wall
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CHECK FOR SLIDING

Fresisting
FS sliding 
Optional Key Fdriving

FS ≥ 1.5 to 2

R   V  tan    Bca

Where:

R' = Friction Force along Base

Forces Acting Against Retaining Wall ' = Interfacial Friction Angle
Figure 13.6. Das FGE (2005) c'a = Adhesion

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CHECK FOR BEARING CAPACITY

Resultant Force on Bottom of Wall (R)

R  V  Pa cos 
Net Moments about Point C (i.e. Wall Toe)

M net  M resisting  M overturning

Distance from Toe to Location of R (CE)
M net
CE  X 
V
Eccentricity of Resultant (e)
Forces Acting on Retaining Wall B
Figure 13.6. Das FGE (2005) e   CE
2
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CHECK FOR BEARING CAPACITY

Pressure Distribution under Wall Base
V M net y
q 
A I
(1) B 3
M net  V e ; I 
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Maximum and Minimum Pressures
 V  6e 
qmax  qtoe  1  
B  B
 V  6e 
qmin  qheel  1  
B  B
Factor of Safety (FS) for Bearing Capacity
Forces Acting on Retaining Wall qu
Figure 13.6. Das FGE (2005) FSbearingcapacity 
qmax
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EFFECT OF SURCHARGE ON ACTIVE THRUST

b
Uniform Load q

W+qb

H P'

H/2

P' = qHKa
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