Design of Plum Concrete Breast Wall

Design Note No : SAI/TKD-219016/PKG-5/DN/STR/BW-04

1.0 Introduction

This is a Typical Design for Plum Concrete Breast Wall of Height 2m, 3m. The salient features of the wall are following.

Sl Wall Height SBC Considered

Base Width (m)
No. (m) (T/sqm)
1 2.00 1.500 10.0
2 3.00 2.200 10.0

2.0 Codes & References

The following standards have been adopted for the design of Plum Concrete Breast Wall -

IRC:SP:48-1998 - Hill Road Manual

IRC:6-2017 - Standard specifications and code of practice for road bridges
IRC:78-2014 - Standard specifications and code of practice for road bridges.
IRC:112-2011 - Code of Practice for Concrete Road Bridges

3.0 Design Concept / Approach

The dead load of the wall has been computed as per dimensions.
3
The earth pressure on the wall is computed with soil parameters of c = 0 t/m2, Ф = 30°, ϒ= 2 t/m .

Final vertical loads, moments about toe and C/L of foundation and sliding force have been computed from all the primary
loads.The structure has been checked for overturning about the toe, sliding along the base and base pressure.

Maximum base pressure has not been considered to exceed the SBC and minimum base pressure has been restricted not to
become negative in order to avoid tension.

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PLUM CONCRETE BREAST WALL
(2m HEIGHT)

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Design of Plum Concrete Breast Wall
Design Note No : SAI/TKD-219016/PKG-5/DN/STR/BW-04

Design of Plum Concrete Breast Wall : (Straight Back-With base batter)

General Data :
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Unit Weight of Soil (ϒs) : 20 kN/m
Unit Weight of Plum Concrete (ϒm) : 25 kN/m3
Overall Height of Wall (H) : 3.50 m
Height of Wall (H1) : 2.00 m
Thickness of foundation : 0 m
Depth of foundation : 1.2 m
Top Width of Wall : 0.6 m
Base Width of Wall : 1.50 m
Width of Foundation : 1.50 m
Toe Projection : 0 m
Heel Projection : 0 m
Angle of internal friction of Soil (φ) : 30 ° 0.524 rad
Angle of Wall friction (δ) : 20 ° 0.349 rad
Angle of Wall inclination (α) : 0 ° 0.000 rad
Angle of Surcharge (β) : 0 ° 0.000 rad

Allowable Bearing Capacity : 100 kN/m2

Hill Side

0.1
0.6

Road Side 1

2.00
(H1) 3.56 3.40

RTL 1.50

1.2 0 0 1.50
(D.O.F)
0
(H2)
5
1

1.5
(B)

Cross Section of Breast Wall

(All dimensions are in Metre)

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Calculation of Earth Pressure :

Co-efficient of Active Earth pressure : (as per Cl. No. 214.1.1.1 of IRC:6-2017)

= 0.30

Horizontal Component Kah = Ka cos(δ+α) = 0.28

Active Earth pressure:

Active Earth Presure Base : KahϒsH' = 0.28*20*3.40
= 19.00 kN/m2
Force at base : 19.00*3.40/2 = 32.3 kN/m
Moment about toe : 32.3*(3.40/3-1.5/5) = 26.9 kN-m/m

19.00
KN/m2
Wall EP, active

Pressure Diagram for active Earth Pressure

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Calculation of Dead Load & SIDL :

CG about Moment about

C/S Area Weight CG about Moment about C/L of C/L of
Item
(m2) (kN/m) Toe (m) Toe (kN-m/m) foundation foundation (kN-
(m) m/m)
Wall
1.92 48 1.2 57.6 0.45 21.6
(Rectangular)
Wall
1.4 36 0.60 21.6 -0.15 -5.40
(Triangular)
Foundation 0.0 0.00 0.75 0.0 0.00 0
Soil
0.00 0.00 1.50 0.0 0.75 0
(Rectangular)
Soil (Toe) 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 -0.75 0
Parapet along
- 1.20 0.0 0.45 0
Wall
Total 3.36 84.0 0.94 79.20 0.193 16.20

Stability Check :

1) Overturning

Normal Case :
Total Overturning Moment : 26.9 kN-m/m
Factor of Safety 2.94
Total Restoring Moment : 79.2 kN-m/m
(as per Cl. No. 706.3.4 of IRC:78-2014) >2, OK
2) Sliding

Friction Coefficient between wall & soil: 0.5

(as per Cl. No. 706.3.4 of IRC:78-2014)
Normal Case :
Total Sliding Force : 15.20 kN/m
Factor of Safety 2.92
Total restoring Force : 44.35 kN/m
(as per Cl. No. 706.3.4 of IRC:78-2014) >1.5, OK

Base Pressure Check :

Normal Case :

Total Moment about Foundation C/L = 10.7 kN-m/m

Total Weight = 84.0 kN/m

2
P heel = 27.4 kN/m OK
2
P toe = 84.6 kN/m OK

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Design of Plum Concrete Breast Wall
Design Note No : SAI/TKD-219016/PKG-5/DN/STR/BW-04

Design of Plum Concrete Breast Wall : (Straight Back-With base batter)

General Data :
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Unit Weight of Soil (ϒs) : 20 kN/m
Unit Weight of Plum Concrete (ϒm) : 25 kN/m3
Overall Height of Wall (H) : 4.64 m
Height of Wall (H1) : 3.00 m
Thickness of foundation : 0 m
Depth of foundation : 1.2 m
Top Width of Wall : 0.6 m
Base Width of Wall : 2.20 m
Width of Foundation : 2.20 m
Toe Projection : 0 m
Heel Projection : 0 m
Angle of internal friction of Soil (φ) : 30 ° 0.524 rad
Angle of Wall friction (δ) : 20 ° 0.349 rad
Angle of Wall inclination (α) : 0 ° 0.000 rad
Angle of Surcharge (β) : 0 ° 0.000 rad

Allowable Bearing Capacity : 100 kN/m2

Hill Side

0.1
0.6

Road Side 1

3.00
(H1) 2.63 4.54

RTL 2.20

1.2 0 0 1.64
(D.O.F)
0
(H2)
5
1

2.2
(B)

Cross Section of Breast Wall

(All dimensions are in Metre)

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Calculation of Earth Pressure :

Co-efficient of Active Earth pressure : (as per Cl. No. 214.1.1.1 of IRC:6-2017)

= 0.30

Horizontal Component Kah = Ka cos(δ+α) = 0.28

Active Earth pressure :

Active Earth Presure Base : KahϒsH' = 0.28*20*4.54
= 25.37 kN/m2
Force at base : 25.37*4.54/2 = 57.6 kN/m
Moment about toe : 57.6*(4.54/3-2.2/5) = 61.8 kN-m/m

25.37
KN/m2
Wall EP, active

Pressure Diagram for active Earth Pressure

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Calculation of Dead Load & SIDL :

CG about Moment about

C/S Area Weight CG about Moment about C/L of C/L of
Item
(m2) (kN/m) Toe (m) Toe (kN-m/m) foundation foundation (kN-
(m) m/m)
Wall
2.52 63 1.9 119.7 0.8 50.4
(Rectangular)
Wall
3.4 84 1.07 89.6 -0.03 -2.80
(Triangular)
Foundation 0.0 0.00 1.10 0.0 0.00 0
Soil
0.00 0.00 2.20 0.0 1.10 0
(Rectangular)
Soil (Toe) 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 -1.10 0
Parapet along
- 1.90 0.0 0.80 0
Wall
Total 5.88 147.0 1.42 209.30 0.324 47.60

Stability Check :

1) Overturning

Normal Case :
Total Overturning Moment : 61.8 kN-m/m
Factor of Safety 3.39
Total Restoring Moment : 209.3 kN-m/m
(as per Cl. No. 706.3.4 of IRC:78-2014) >2, OK
2) Sliding

Friction Coefficient between wall & soil: 0.5

(as per Cl. No. 706.3.4 of IRC:78-2014)
Normal Case :
Total Sliding Force : 27.64 kN/m
Factor of Safety 2.81
Total restoring Force : 77.72 kN/m
(as per Cl. No. 706.3.4 of IRC:78-2014) >1.5, OK

Base Pressure Check :

Normal Case :

Total Moment about Foundation C/L = 14.2 kN-m/m

Total Weight = 147.0 kN/m

2
P heel = 49.2 kN/m OK
2
P toe = 84.4 kN/m OK

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