Job Number Sheet

Job Title
CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL
Software Consultants (Pty) Ltd Client
Internet: http://www.prokon.com
Calcs by Checked by Date
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Retaining Wall Design : Ver W3.0.06 - 18 Aug 2017

Title : cantilever retaining wal
C14
Input Data

Wall Dimensions Unfactored Live Loads General Parameters Design Parameters

H1 (m) 5.6 C (m) 0.5 W (kN/m²) 10 Soil frict  (°) 20 SF Overt. 1.5
H2 (m) 2.6 F (m) 0.5 P (kN) 5 Fill slope  (°) 5 SF Slip 1.5
H3 (m) 0 xf (m) 1.2 xp (m) 1 Wall frict  (°) 20 ULS DL Factor 1.4
Hw (m) 0 At (m) 0.25 L (kN/m) 7  Conc kN/m3 24 ULS LL Factor 1.6
Hr (m) Ab (m) 0.4 xl (m) 1.2  Soil kN/m3 19 Pmax (kPa) 300
B (m) 1.2 Cov wall mm 50 Lh (kN/m) fcu (MPa) 24 Soil Poisson  0.2
D (m) 1.8 Cov base mm 50 x (m) fy (MPa) 460 DLFac Slide/Ovt 1.0

Seepage allowed
Active pressure applied on back of shear key for sliding

Theory : Coulomb
Wall type : Cantilever

SEISMIC ANALYSIS SETTINGS:

Seismic Analysis ON/OFF:OFF

Hor Accel. (g)

Vert Accel. (g)
Include LL's

VALUES OF PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS:

Active Pressure coefficient Ka :0.479

Passive Pressure coefficient Kp :3.525
Base frictional constant µ :0.364

FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL AT SLS:

All forces/moments are per m width

FORCES (kN ) and their LEVER ARMS (m )

Description F Horizontal Lever arm F Vertical Lever arm
left (+) down (+)
Destabilizing forces:
Total Active pressure Pa 132.622 1.867 52.736 1.550
As a result of surcharge w 24.929 2.800 9.913 1.532
As a result of Point load P 0.173 4.695 0.005 1.477
As a result of Line Load L 1.429 4.106 0.042 1.494

Stabilizing forces:
Passive pressure on base Pp -226.378 0.867
Weight of the wall + base 85.380 1.527
Weight of soil on the base 232.728 2.083
Point load of 5.00 kN on backfill 0.446 2.200
Line load of 7.00 kN/m on backfill 7.000 2.400
UDL of 10.0 kPa 19.500 2.425

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS AT SLS

All forces/moments are per m width

1.Moment Equilibrium

Point of rotation: bottom front corner of base.

For Overturning moment Mo calculate as follows:

Mo = Sum(hor. forces x l.a.) - Sum(vert. forces x l.a.)
 Job Number Sheet
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CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL
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For Stabilizing moment Mr calculate as follows:
Mr = -Sum(hor. forces x l.a.) + Sum(vert. forces x l.a.)
where l.a. = lever arm of each force.

Stabilizing moment Mr : 876.39 kNm

Destabilizing moment Mo : 227.04 kNm

Safety factor against overturning = Mr/Mo = 3.860

2.Force Equilibrium at SLS

Sum of Vertical forces Pv : 407.75 kN

Frictional resistance Pfric : 148.41 kN
Passive Pressure on shear key : 60.14 kN
Passive pressure on base : 226.38 kN
=> Total Horiz. resistance Fr : 434.93 kN

Horizontal sliding force on wall Fhw : 159.15 kN

Horizontal sliding force on shear key Fht : 27.60 kN
=> Total Horizontal sliding force Fh : 186.76 kN

Safety factor against overall sliding = Fr/Fh = 2.329

FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL AT ULS:

All forces/moments are per m width

FORCES (kN ) and their LEVER ARMS (m )

Description F Horizontal Lever arm F Vertical Lever arm
left (+) down (+)
Destabilizing forces:
Total Active pressure Pa 185.671 1.867 73.830 1.550
As a result of surcharge w 39.886 2.800 15.860 1.532
As a result of Point load P 0.276 4.695 0.008 1.477
As a result of Line Load L 2.287 4.106 0.067 1.494

Stabilizing forces:
Passive pressure on base Pp -226.378 0.867
Weight of the wall + base 85.380 1.527
Weight of soil on the base 232.728 2.083
Point load of 5.00 kN on backfill 0.446 2.200
Line load of 7.00 kN/m on backfill 7.000 2.400
UDL of 10.0 kPa 19.500 2.425

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS AT ULS

All forces/moments are per m width

1.Moment Equilibrium

Point of rotation: bottom front corner of base.

For Overturning moment Mo calculate as follows:

Mo = Sum(hor. forces x l.a.) - Sum(vert. forces x l.a.)
For Stabilizing moment Mr calculate as follows:
Mr = -Sum(hor. forces x l.a.) + Sum(vert. forces x l.a.)
where l.a. = lever arm of each force.

Stabilizing moment Mr : 876.39 kNm

Destabilizing moment Mo : 330.10 kNm

Safety factor against overturning = Mr/Mo = 2.655

2.Force Equilibrium at ULS

Sum of Vertical forces Pv : 407.75 kN

Frictional resistance Pfric : 148.41 kN
Passive Pressure on shear key : 60.14 kN
Passive pressure on base : 226.38 kN
=> Total Horiz. resistance Fr : 434.93 kN
 Job Number Sheet
Job Title
CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL
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Horizontal sliding force on wall Fhw : 228.12 kN

Horizontal sliding force on shear key Fht : 38.65 kN
=> Total Horizontal sliding force Fh : 266.77 kN

Safety factor against overall sliding = Fr/Fh = 1.630

SOIL PRESSURES UNDER BASE AT SLS

Maximum pressure :142.67 kPa

Minimum pressure : 97.18 kPa
Maximum pressure occurs at left hand side of base

WALL MOMENTS (ULS) AND REINFORCEMENT TO BS8110 - 1997

Position from Moment Front Reinforcing Back Reinforcing Nominal (0.13%)

base top (m ) (kNm ) (mm²/m ) (mm²/m ) (mm²/m )

0.00 208.32 0.00 1525.66 523.90

0.10 211.03 0.00 1564.63 520.00
0.20 211.05 0.00 1582.05 516.10
0.31 209.88 0.00 1589.76 512.20
0.41 207.61 0.00 1588.15 508.30
0.51 204.31 0.00 1577.66 504.40
0.61 200.08 0.00 1558.79 500.50
0.71 195.01 0.00 1532.11 496.60
0.82 189.18 0.00 1498.21 492.70
0.92 182.69 0.00 1457.73 488.80
1.02 175.61 0.00 1411.36 484.90
1.12 168.04 0.00 1359.80 481.00
1.22 160.06 0.00 1303.78 477.10
1.33 151.76 0.00 1244.05 473.20
1.43 143.23 0.00 1181.39 469.30
1.53 134.55 0.00 1116.57 465.40
1.63 125.82 0.00 1050.37 461.50
1.73 117.12 0.00 983.57 457.60
1.84 108.53 0.00 916.98 453.70
1.94 100.15 0.00 851.39 449.80
2.04 92.07 0.00 787.59 445.90
2.14 84.36 0.00 726.38 442.00
2.24 77.07 0.00 668.50 438.10
2.35 70.20 0.00 615.55 434.20
2.45 63.72 0.00 564.99 430.30
2.55 57.64 0.00 516.78 426.40
2.65 51.94 0.00 470.91 422.50
2.75 46.60 0.00 427.34 418.60
2.86 41.61 0.00 386.04 414.70
2.96 36.97 0.00 346.97 410.80
3.06 32.65 0.00 310.10 406.90
3.16 28.65 0.00 275.39 403.00
3.26 24.96 0.00 242.80 399.10
3.37 21.56 0.00 212.30 395.20
3.47 18.44 0.00 183.83 391.30
3.57 15.59 0.00 157.35 387.40
3.67 12.99 0.00 132.82 383.50
3.77 10.79 0.00 111.74 379.60
3.88 8.90 0.00 93.41 375.70
3.98 7.24 0.00 76.93 371.80
4.08 5.78 0.00 62.25 367.90
4.18 4.51 0.00 49.30 364.00
4.28 3.43 0.00 38.03 360.10
4.39 2.53 0.00 28.43 356.20
4.49 1.79 0.00 20.37 352.30
4.59 1.19 0.00 13.79 348.40
4.69 0.73 0.00 8.60 344.50
4.79 0.40 0.00 4.71 340.60
4.90 0.17 0.00 2.05 336.70
5.00 0.04 0.00 0.51 332.80
5.10 0.00 0.00 0.01 328.90
 Job Number Sheet
Job Title
CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL
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Internet: http://www.prokon.com
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BASE MOMENTS (ULS) AND REINFORCEMENT TO BS8110 - 1997

Position from Moment Top Reinforcing Bot Reinforcing Nominal (0.13%)

left (m ) (kNm ) (mm²/m ) (mm²/m ) (mm²/m )

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 650.00

0.07 -0.28 0.00 1.53 650.00
0.13 -1.12 0.00 6.12 650.00
0.20 -2.52 0.00 13.77 650.00
0.26 -4.48 0.00 24.48 650.00
0.33 -7.00 0.00 38.25 650.00
0.39 -10.09 0.00 55.08 650.00
0.46 -13.73 0.00 74.97 650.00
0.52 -17.93 0.00 97.92 650.00
0.59 -22.70 0.00 123.94 650.00
0.65 -28.02 0.00 153.01 650.00
0.72 -33.90 0.00 185.14 650.00
0.78 -40.35 0.00 220.33 650.00
0.85 -47.35 0.00 258.58 650.00
0.92 -54.92 0.00 299.89 650.00
0.98 -63.04 0.00 344.26 650.00
1.05 -71.73 0.00 391.70 650.00
1.11 -80.98 0.00 442.19 650.00
1.18 -90.78 0.00 495.74 650.00
1.24 -101.15 0.00 552.35 650.00
1.31 -112.08 0.00 0.00 650.00
1.37 -123.56 0.00 0.00 650.00
1.44 57.90 0.00 0.00 650.00
1.50 54.10 0.00 0.00 650.00
1.57 50.44 275.43 0.00 650.00
1.63 46.90 256.10 0.00 650.00
1.70 43.49 237.49 0.00 650.00
1.77 40.21 219.57 0.00 650.00
1.83 37.06 202.35 0.00 650.00
1.90 34.03 185.84 0.00 650.00
1.96 31.14 170.03 0.00 650.00
2.03 28.37 154.93 0.00 650.00
2.09 25.73 140.52 0.00 650.00
2.16 23.22 126.82 0.00 650.00
2.22 20.84 113.82 0.00 650.00
2.29 18.59 101.53 0.00 650.00
2.35 16.47 89.94 0.00 650.00
2.42 14.47 79.04 0.00 650.00
2.48 12.61 68.86 0.00 650.00
2.55 10.87 59.37 0.00 650.00
2.62 9.26 50.59 0.00 650.00
2.68 7.78 42.51 0.00 650.00
2.75 6.43 35.13 0.00 650.00
2.81 5.21 28.46 0.00 650.00
2.88 4.12 22.48 0.00 650.00
2.94 3.15 17.21 0.00 650.00
3.01 2.32 12.65 0.00 650.00
3.07 1.61 8.78 0.00 650.00
3.14 1.03 5.62 0.00 650.00
3.20 0.58 3.16 0.00 650.00
3.27 0.26 1.41 0.00 650.00
3.33 0.06 0.35 0.00 650.00
3.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 650.00

SHEAR CHECK AT WALL-BASE JUNCTION TO BS8110 - 1997

Shear force at bottom of wall V = 190.2 kN

Shear stress at bottom of wall v = 0.56 MPa INADEQUATE
Allowable shear stress vc = 0.50 MPa (based on Wall tensile reinf.)
 Job Number Sheet
Job Title
CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL
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Sketch of Wall

Design code: BS8110 - 1997

1.20 7.00kN/m
5.00kN
1.00 10.00
0.25
5.00°
20.00°

20.00°
5.60
2.60

1.200.40 1.80
0.50
0.00

1.20
0.50

Ka=0.48
Kp=3.53
µ=0.36
97.2kPa V=190.2kN
142.7kPa v= 0.56MPa
Wall type: Cantilever SFslip = 2.33 vc= 0.50MPa
Theory: Coulomb SFslip (ULS) = 1.63
SFovt = 3.86
SFovt (ULS) = 2.65
 Job Number Sheet
Job Title
CANTILEVER RETAINING WALL
Software Consultants (Pty) Ltd Client
Internet: http://www.prokon.com
Calcs by Checked by Date
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Wall Bending Moments

Wall Moments

Moment max = 211.1kNm @ .214m

5.00

4.50

4.00

3.50

3.00
Height (m)

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.500
0.00

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100

120

140

160

180

200

220
Bending moment (kNm)

Base Bending Moments

Base Moments Moment max = -123.6kNm @ 1.40m

60.0

40.0

20.0
Bending moment (kNm)

.200
.400
.600
.800
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
2.20
2.40
2.60
2.80
3.00
3.20
3.40

-20.0

-40.0

-60.0

-80.0

-100

-120

Position (m)