DESIGN PARAMETERS

A. DESIGN CODES AND REFERENCES

a. 1996 AASHTO Standard Specification fo
b. 1987 National Building Code of the Philip
c. ASTMA 97

Design Paramaters

Wsm = Unit Weight of Boulders = 26.75 KN/m^3

Ws = Unit weight of soil = 18 KN/m^3
Ø = Angle of friction of soil = 29°
µ =Coefficient of b/n con. Footing and=soil 0.55
bw = Considered strip of masonry = 1m
c = Cohesion of soil = 8 kpa

Soil Bearing Capacity DF = 1m

Qu = (DF)(Ws)(1+sinØ/1-sinØ)^2
Qu = ((1)(18))(((1+SIN(29)/1-SIN(29
Qu = 149.513

Dimensions

Base:

Qu = cNc + qNq + WsN&(B/2)

wherNc =27.9, Nq= 16.4, N&= 12.8
Qu = 149.513=((8)(27.9))+((18)(1)(16.4))+((18)(

B = 4

Height:0.7H=B

H = 3.202/.7
= 4.574 m
use: = 6 m

Based on the standard dimensions B @ 3.5, H=6m

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Total height of gabion structure

H = 6m
Total bottom width of structure
B = 3.5 m
Top width of gabionb = 1.00 m
Height of passive soil pressure
h = 1.00 m
Height of gabion hg = 1.00 m
Width of gabion wg = 1.00 m
Offset F = .50 m

Static Active Earth Pressure

Pa = 1/2CahWs(
Cah= 1-sinØ/1+sinØ
= 1-sin29/1+s
Cah= 0.35

Pa = 1/2CahWs(
= 1/2(.35)(18)
Pa = 78.75 KN

Static Passive Earth Pressure

Pp = 1/2 Cph Ws
Cph= 1+sinØ/1-sinØ
= 1+sin(29)/1-
= 2.882

Pp = 1/2(2.88)(18)(1)^2(1)
Pp = 24.92 KN

Loading and Lever Arm Computations:

W1= (Wsm)(b)(hg
= (26.75)(1)(1
= 26.75 KN

W2= (Wsm)(1.5b)
= (26.75)(1.5)
= 40.125 KN

W3= (Wsm)(2b)(h
= (26.75)(2)(1
= 53.5 KN

W4= (Wsm)(2.5b)
= (26.75)(2)(1
= 66.875 KN

W6= (Wsm)(B)(hg
= (26.75)(3.5)
= 93.625 KN

W5= (Wsm)(3b)(hg)(bw)
= (26.75)(3)(1)(1)(1)
= 80
Pᴀ = 1/2(Cah)(Ws)(H)^2(bw
= 1/2(.35)(18)
= 113.4 kpa

Pp = 1/2(2.882)(18)(1)^2(1)
= 26

X1 = (B-0.= 3
X2 = (B-0.= 3
X3 = (B-1)= 3
X4 = (B-1.= 2
X5 = (B-1.= 2
X6 = (B/2)= 2
Yᴀ = 1/3(H= 2
Yp = 1/3(h= 0

RESULTANT
Rx = Pa-Pp
=113.4-25.938
= 87.462 KN

Ry = W1+W2+W3+W
= 26.75+40.125+53.5+66.875+80
= 361
R^2 = Rx^2+Ry^
 R = 371.561

FACTOR OF SAFETY AGAINST OVERTURNI

F.S OVERTURNING
= RM/O
RM = ((26.75*3)+(40.125*2.75)+(53.5*2.5)+(66.875*2.25
RM = 799.2

OM = Pa(Ya)+Pp(Yp)
= 113.47(2)+25.938(
= ###

FS = 799.156/235.5
= 3.393 > 2 OK! SAFE

FACTOR OF SAFETY AGAINST SLIDING

F.S = µRy/Rx
= .55(361.12)/87.46
= 2.271 >1.5 OK! S

LOCATION OF RESULTANT FR

X' = (RM-OM)/Ry
= (799.156-235.5)/361.12
X' = 1.561

ECCENTRICITY
e = B/2-X'
= 3.5/2-1.561
= 0.189
e<B/= 3.5/6
= 1

THEREFORE THE RESULTANT IS WITHIN THE MIDDLE THIRD

FOUNDATION PRESSURE
q = Ry/B(1+-6e/B)
qma= 136.43 KN/m^2
qmi = 69.924 KN/m^2

ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY

= 149.513 KPA

NO SETTLEMENT IS POSSIBLE BEACAUSE THE STRESS CAUSED BY THE STRUCTURE IS LESS THAN THE BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL