Analysis of Random Rubble Stone Masonary Breast wall

Height (H1) (m) 3

Height(H2) (m) 1
Depth of bed slab (H3) (m) 0.15
Top Width (B2) (m) 0.6
Angle of Internal Friction (Ø) (deg) 37
Angle of Friction b/w wall and soil (δ) (deg) 30
Angle of surcharge(β) (deg) 20
Wall slope on Backfill side (1 V: n H) 0
Wall slope on Road Side (1 V: m H) 1
Density of Soil (ϒs) (kN/m3) 20
Density of wall (ϒw) (kN/m ) 3
22
Coefficient of friction (µ) 0.55
Height of Surcharge (m) 3

Calculations

H = (H1+H2+H3) m 4.15
B1 (m) = 4.00
B2 (m) = 0.6
B3 (m) = 0.00
Base width B (m) = (B1+B2+B3) 4.60
Ka 0.297
Pa = Ka x 0.5 x ϒs x H2 51.128

Check For Stability (Overturning about toe M)

Moment about toe
Force Lever Arm from (clock wise +ve)
Name of Force Designation Overturnig Resisting
(kN) toe (m)
(Mo, kN-m) (Mr, kN-m)
W1 176.000 2.667 469.333
W2 52.800 4.300 227.040
Wt of Gravity Wall (Vertically Downward)
W3 0.000 4.600 0.000
W4 15.180 2.300 34.914
Psur, hor 64.017 2.075 -132.835
Surcharge Pressure
Psur, ver 36.960 4.600 170.017

Pav = Pa x sin (θ+δ) 25.564 4.600 117.595

Active Earth Pressure
Pah = Pa x cos (θ+δ) 44.278 1.743 -77.177

∑V=(W1+W2+W3 +
Sum of Vertical Forces 306.504 ∑ Mo; ∑Mr -210.013 1018.900
W4 +Psur,ver + Pav)
Sum of Horizontal Forces ∑V=(Pah+Psur ,hor) 108.295
Sliding (µ x ∑ V) /
FOS against 1.557 Overturning ∑Mr/∑Mo 4.852
Pah)
Check for pressure below toe and heel
Dist of Vertical Rxn from toe (m) 2.639 ∑ M = ∑ Mo+ ∑Mr 808.887
Eccentricity (e) (m) = (B/2 -x ̅) -0.339
Pessure at heel (N) (kN/m2) 96.100
Pessure at toe (M) (kN/m )
2
37.163

FOS (Sliding) 1.56 OK

FOS (Overturning) 4.85 OK
Stress at heel (kN/m2) 96.2 OK
Stess at toe (kN/m2) 37.2 OK