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Design of L Shaped Cantilever Retaining Wall: 1 Preliminary Data
Design of L Shaped Cantilever Retaining Wall: 1 Preliminary Data
1 Preliminary Data
i) Height of Retaining Wall h 1.50 meters
ii) Soil Density γs 22 KN/cum
iii) SBC qo 150 KN/sqm
iv) Angle of repose Ø 30 degrees
0.524 radians
v) Surcharge Angle Ө 0 degrees
0.000 radians
vi) Coefficient of friction µ 0.65
vii) Surcharge Load Ws 0 KN/sqm
2 Pressure Coefficients
i) Active Pressure Coefficients Ca 0.333
=(cosӨ-√(cos2Ө-cos2Ø)*cosӨ) /
(cosӨ+√(cos2Ө-cos2Ø))
ii) Passive Pressure Coefficients Cp 3.00
= (1+SinØ) / (1+SinØ)
3 Preliminary Dimensions
Proposed Adopted
i) Thickness of Stem ts min 200mm 0.23 meters
ii) Thickness of footing base slab tb = 0.08 * (h + hs) 0.12 meters 0.30 meters
iii) Length of base slab L = 1.5 * √(Ca/3) * (h + hs) 0.75 meters
1.90 meters
L = 0.6h to 0.65h 0.98 meters
iv) Extra Height of Retaining Wall due to Surcharge hs = Ws/γs 0.00 meters
v) Total Height of Retaining Wall due to Surcharge Hs = h+hs 1.50 meters
vi) Extra Height of RW due to inclined back fill hi = (L-ts)* tanӨ 0.00 meters
vii) Total Height of RW due to inclined back fill Hi = h+hi 1.50 meters
Design Constants
i) Grade of concrete 30 MPa
ii) Grade of steel 500 MPa
8 Design
A) Stem
i) Beanding Moment at base of stem M = MODL + MOIL 4 KN/m
B) Base Slab
Force Lever arm from end of stem Moment
i) Force due to backfill+surcharge = (H2-tb)*(L-ts)*γs 44 (L-ts) / 2 0.84 meters 37 KNm
ii) Force due to inclined backfill = hi/2*(L-ts)*γs 0 (L-ts) / 3 0.56 meters 0 KNm
iii) Self Weight of base slab =L *tb*γconc 14 L/2 0.95 meters 14 KNm
∑Ws 58 Md 50 KNm
vi) Upward soil pressure Nup = ((qsh+qmin)/2)*(L-ts) 56 ((qsh+(2*qmin))/(qsh+qmin)) * 0.78 meters 43 KNm
Downward Pressure is greater ((L-ts)/3) Mu 43 KNm
C) Reinforcement Details
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DESIGN OF L Shaped Cantilever RETAINING WALL
1 Preliminary Data
i) Height of Retaining Wall h 2.50 meters
ii) Soil Density γs 22 KN/cum
iii) SBC qo 150 KN/sqm
iv) Angle of repose Ø 30 degrees
0.524 radians
v) Surcharge Angle Ө 0 degrees
0.000 radians
vi) Coefficient of friction µ 0.65
vii) Surcharge Load Ws 0 KN/sqm
2 Pressure Coefficients
i) Active Pressure Coefficients Ca 0.333
=(cosӨ-√(cos2Ө-cos2Ø)*cosӨ) /
(cosӨ+√(cos2Ө-cos2Ø))
ii) Passive Pressure Coefficients Cp 3.00
= (1+SinØ) / (1+SinØ)
3 Preliminary Dimensions
Proposed Adopted
i) Thickness of Stem ts min 200mm 0.23 meters
ii) Thickness of footing base slab tb = 0.08 * (h + hs) 0.20 meters 0.30 meters
iii) Length of base slab L = 1.5 * √(Ca/3) * (h + hs) 1.25 meters
2.25 meters
L = 0.6h to 0.65h 1.63 meters
iv) Extra Height of Retaining Wall due to Surcharge hs = Ws/γs 0.00 meters
v) Total Height of Retaining Wall due to Surcharge Hs = h+hs 2.50 meters
vi) Extra Height of RW due to inclined back fill hi = (L-ts)* tanӨ 0.00 meters
vii) Total Height of RW due to inclined back fill Hi = h+hi 2.50 meters
Design Constants
i) Grade of concrete 30 MPa
ii) Grade of steel 500 MPa
8 Design
A) Stem
i) Beanding Moment at base of stem M = MODL + MOIL 19 KN/m
B) Base Slab
Force Lever arm from end of stem Moment
i) Force due to backfill+surcharge = (H2-tb)*(L-ts)*γs 98 (L-ts) / 2 1.01 meters 99 KNm
ii) Force due to inclined backfill = hi/2*(L-ts)*γs 0 (L-ts) / 3 0.67 meters 0 KNm
iii) Self Weight of base slab =L *tb*γconc 17 L/2 1.13 meters 19 KNm
∑Ws 115 Md 118 KNm
vi) Upward soil pressure Nup = ((qsh+qmin)/2)*(L-ts) 109 ((qsh+(2*qmin))/(qsh+qmin)) * 0.87 meters 95 KNm
Downward Pressure is greater ((L-ts)/3) Mu 95 KNm
C) Reinforcement Details
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