Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TCC62 Retaining Wall
TCC62 Retaining Wall
TCC62 Retaining Wall
MATERIAL PROPERTIES
fck = 32 MPa
fyk = 500 MPa
steel class A
first cracking at 3 days
Cement type R
γc = 1.5
γs = 1.15
DIMENSIONS (mm)
hb = 3250 bn = 600 COVERS (mm), stem 60
hn = 800 bh = 1300 (to main bars) Base 85
hp = 1050 ts = 300 Including Δc,dev = 10
hg = 300 tb = 275
B= 2200 tn = 300 Max crack width, Wk = 0.3
bt = 600 β= 8°Concrete density, kN/m3 = 25
APPLIED LOADING
Surcharge (kPa) qk = 10 Overburden pressure
Compaction design force (kN) Pk = 15.4 above toe (kPa) q0 = 48.15
Wall Geometry
CHARACTERISTIC SOIL PROPERTIES
Retained material Foundation soil
Density, kN/m³ γk = 18 γk,f = 20
Angle of shearing resistance, ° φ'k = 30 φ'kf = 35 DESIGN STATUS
Undrained cohesive strength, kN/m² Cuk = 0 Cuk,f = 60 VALID DESIGN
∙
CHARACTERISTIC VERTICAL ACTIONS
Force LeverMoment
arm about toe sliding
Wk, (kN) L, (mm) (kNm) toppling
Wall stem 22.31 750 16.7 bearing
Wall base 15.13 1100 16.6
stem L/d
Retained material 69.62 1550 107.9
Material in slope 2.14 1766.667 3.8 base shear
TOTAL 109.19 145.1 key shear
SLIDING
Combination 1 Combination 2
UnfavourableFavourableUnfavourableFavourable
Horizontal thrust (kN) HEd 66.2 36.1 63.4 44.6 Pad∙cosψ
Undrained resistance (kN) HRd 132.0 67.3 cud,f∙B/γcu
Passive resistance (kN) HRp 40.7 32.1 Kpd∙γC∙γk∙hp²
Vertical action (kN) Vd 147.4 109.2 109.2 109.2 ∑γG∙Wk
Drained resistance (kN) H'Rd 109.8 81.4 65.1 65.1 Vd∙tanφ'df∙[1+(Δt0/B)²]½
HEd/H'Rd 60.28% 44.34% 97.43% 68.57%
BEARING
Combination 1 Combination 2
UnfavourableFavourableUnfavourableFavourable
Vd plus thrust component Vdx 156.7 114.3 118.1 115.5 Vd + Pad∙sinβ
Resultant from toe (mm) 896.8 1005.9 779.8 933.5 (MRd - MEd)/Vdx
Eccentricity (mm) e 203.2 94.1 320.2 166.5
Effective width (m) B' 1.794 2.012 1.560 1.867 B - 2e
Bearing stress (kN/m²) qEd 82.2 54.3 70.0 58.5 Vd/B'
ic 0.810 0.919 0.613 0.832 ½[1 + {1 - (Pad∙cosβ)/(B'∙Cud,f)}½]
rained bearing resistance qRd 298.1 331.6 183.3 231.6 Cud,f∙Nc∙ic + q0
Nγ 20.09 8.71 2(Nq - 1)∙tanφ'
Nq 18.40 10.43 eπtanφ'∙tan²(45 - φ'/2)
iq 0.334 0.468 0.214 0.376 [1 - (Pad∙cosβ)/Vdx]²
rained bearing resistance q'Rd 330.9 480.9 114.6 208.1 q'0∙Nq∙iq + (γd,f - γw)∙B'∙Nγ∙iγ/2
qEd/q'Rd 27.57% 16.37% 61.10% 28.10%
Project Spreadsheets to EC2 The Concrete Centre
Client Advisory Group Made by Date Page
Location Grid line 1 rmw 19-Feb-23 136
RETAINING WALL design to BS EN 1997 and BS EN 1992 Checked Revision Job No
Originated from TCC62.xls v4.0 on CD © 2008 - 2023 chg - R68
TOE SIDE Critical qEd = 97.0 kPa Critical B' = 1.758 m VEd = 54.1 kN MEd = 16.2 kNm
d = ### z = ### As = 211 mm²
on lower face, PROVIDE H8 @ 175
As,prov = 287 mm² ρprov = 0.15% σs = ### Smax = ###
vEd = ### vRd = ### .
HEEL SIDE Bearing qEd = 82.2 kPa B' = 1.794 m VEd = 52.2 kN MEd = 49.5 kNm
d = ### z = ### As = 648 mm²
on upper face, PROVIDE H10 @ 100
As,prov = 785 mm² ρprov = 0.42% σs = ### Smax = ###
vEd = ### vRd = ###
SHEAR KEY VEd = 31.9 kN MEd = 17.0 kNm
d = ### z = ### As = 195 mm²
on outer face, PROVIDE H8 @ 200
As,prov = 251 mm² ρprov = 0.12% σs = ### Smax = ###
vEd = ### vRd = ### .
CHECKS Shear M/bd2fck spacing %As
Stem ok ok ok ok
Toe ok ok ok ok
Heel ok ok ok ok
Shear key ok ok ok ok
DISTRIBUTION STEEL
Thickness Required PROVIDE As prov Approximate weight of
Stem 300 391 H12 @ 275 411 reinforcement
Base 275 358 H12 @ 300 377 106.7 kg/m
Shear key 300 391 H12 @ 275 411
mm mm2 mm2
Project Spreadsheets to EC2 The Concrete Centre
Client Advisory Group Made by Date Page
Location Grid line 1 rmw 19-Feb-23 137
RETAINING WALL design to BS EN 1997 and BS EN 1992 Checked Revision Job No
Originated from TCC62.xls v4.0 on CD © 2008 - 2023 chg - R68
SHEAR KEY
INTERNAL FACE (main) 4 H 12 1275 0.888 4.5
EXTERNAL FACE (main) 5 H 8 1125 0.395 2.2
TRANSVERSE (Ext & Int) 6 H 12 1100 0.888 5.9
SUMMARY Approx total reinforcement per metre length of wall (kg) 106.7
National Annex values
Typical compaction equipment TABLE A ψ0 ψ1 ψ2
Centrifu
EC2 Ref Function Value A 0.7 0.5 0.3
Description of gal Design
Mass
Table 2.2 γc 1.5 concrete compaction
(kg)
vibrator force B 0.7 0.5 0.3
equipment force (kN)
Table 2.2 γs 1.15 steel (kN) C 0.7 0.7 0.6
3.1.6 (1)P αcc 0.85 strength factor - flexure 80 kg vibrating plate D 0.7 0.7 0.6
80 14 14.3
3.1.6 (1)P αcc 1.00 strength factor - shear compactor E 1 0.9 0.8
6.2.2 (1) CRd,c 0.18 basic shear stress 180 kg vibrating F 0.7 0.7 0.6
180 80 81.8
-=- vmin 0.035 x k3/2fck1/2 plate compactor G 0.7 0.5 0.3
6.2.3(3) αcw 1 for VRdmax 350 kg pedestrian H 0.5 0.2 0
operated vibrating 350 12 15.4
7.2(5) k3 1 max steel stress roller J 0 0 0
8.2(2) k1 1 min bar spacing 670 kg vibrating
670 96 102.6
-=- k2 5 -=- plate compactor TABLE 7.4N
9.2.1.1 (1) Equn (9.1N) 0.26 min steel 1.5t pedestrian 0 0
operated vibrating 1530 58 73
-=- Equn (9.1N) 0.0013 -=- roller 1 1
9.2.1.1(3) As/Ac max 0.04 max steel 2.8t smooth wheeled 2800 N/A 27.5 2 1.3
9.2.2(5) rw,min 0.08 x fck1/2/fyk 2.8t double vibrating 6900 118 185.7 3 1.5
9.2.2(6) St,max 0.75 xd 8.6t smooth wheeled 8600 N/A 84.4 4 1.2
5 0.4
General equations Max 310/σs 1.5
[ ]
Combination 1 1.35 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
cos β+ √ sin2 ϕ' df −sin2 β Combination 2 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.25 1.25 1.4 1.0
K pd = cos β
cos β−√ sin2 ϕ ' df −sin 2 β
Notes
Disclaimer
All advice or information from the British Cement Association and/or The
Concrete Centre is intended for those who will evaluate the significance and
limitations of its contents and take responsibility for its use and application.
No liability (including that for negligence) for any loss resulting from such
advice or information is accepted by the BCA, TCC or their subcontractors,
suppliers or advisors. Users should note that all TCC software and
publications are subject to revision from time to time and should therefore
ensure that they are in possession of the latest version.
Page 6
Notes
Size (kB)
Page 7