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Design of Drystone Gravity WALL (H 2m) Designed by Approved by
Design of Drystone Gravity WALL (H 2m) Designed by Approved by
Design of Drystone Gravity WALL (H 2m) Designed by Approved by
WALL (h=2m)
Designed By Eng. Lakshmi Narayan
Approved By Eng. Irfan Ahmed
Backfill Slope angle above wall β 0°
Angle of Internal Friction Ф 31 °
Angle of Wall Friction δ 20 °
Inclination angle to vertical plane ω 0°
Back of wall angle to horizontal α 90 °
Cohension c 0 KN/m³
Surcharge q 0 KN/m²
Soil Density γs 18 KN/m³
Density of Gravitry Wall γg 21 KN/m³
Height of the Wall (soil retainined) H 2m
Embedment d 0.5 m
Bottom Width of the base B 1.5 m
Top Width(m) tw 0.6 m
Coefficient of Active Pressure Ka = 0.286276
Total Earth Pressure Pa = Active Earth Pressure + Surcharge
10.30595 KN
Check For Overturning Moment
Resisiting Moment about the base = Pav x B + W*B/2
= 38.36226
Check For Sliding
Factor of Safety = 2.458837 ≥ 1.5
Check For Foundation Stability
Location of the Resultant at the base x
= 0.5B‐ (ƩMr‐Ʃmo) / ƩW
0.080056
‐B/6 +B/6
‐0.25 0.25
Applied bearing pressure P = ƩW (1+‐ 6e/B)
B