Calculation Sheet for

Retaining Wall
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Name of Element: Bd
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Code
• Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-11)
• Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14)

Retaining Wall Properties

• Retaining Wall Stem Length, H: 250 ''
• Height of Soil above Toe, Hk: 10 ''
• Stem thickness at Top, S1: 8 ''
• Stem thickness at Top, S2: 12 ''
• Length of Heel, C: 102 ''
• Length of Toe, B: 36 ''
• Height of Foundation Base: 38 ''
• Height of Key: 40 ''
• Width of Key: 20 ''

Material Properties
• Compressive Strength, f'c: 3000 psi
• Module of Elasticity, Ec: 29000000 psi
• Concrete Type: Normal

• Concrete Cover: Concrete not exposed to Weather = 1.5 inch / 3.8 cm

• Concrete Density: 150 lb/ft³

Steel
• Longitudinal reinforcement yield strength, fy: 60000 psi
• Reinforcement: Stem #6(0.750''), Heel: #6(0.750''), Toe: #6(0.750'')

Surcharge & Soil Properties

• Surcharge, Q: psf
• Soil Type: Hard sedimentary - Compacted broken rockHard sedimentary - Compacted broken
rock
• 𝞬 dry: 90 psf, 𝞬 saturated: 121 psf, Soil Friction ∅: 40.0

• Bearing Capacity Allowed: 2 ksf

Safety Factors
• Slidding Factor: 1.5, Overturning Factor: 1.5, Dead Load: 1.4, Live Load: 1.7

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Sum of Vertical Forces and Moment about the Toe

➤ Base ➡︎ Weight: 5.94 K / 1 ft, x: 75.0'' ➠ M base: 37.11 K-ft / 1 ft

➤ Key ➡︎ Weight: 0.83 K / 1 ft, x: 46.0'' ➠ M Key: 3.19 K-ft / 1 ft

➤ Stem ➡︎ Weight: 2.6 K / 1 ft, x: 42.93'' ➠ M Stem: 9.32 K-ft

➤ 𝛿 Dry Soil ➡︎ Weight: 15.94 K / 1 ft, x: 99.0'' ➠ M Dry Soil: 131.48 K-ft / 1 ft

𝝨 Weight: 25.31 K / 1 ft ⬇︎, 𝝨 Moment: 181.11 K-ft / 1 ft ↻

Magnitude of Vertical Forces and Moments about the Toe

➤ F1: 0.0 psf ➠ Force: 0.0 K / 1 ft, arm: 144.0 '', Moment: 0.0 K-ft

➤ F2: 469.68 psf ➠ Force: 5.64 K / 1 ft, arm: 96.0 '', Moment: 45.09 K-ft

𝝨 Lateral Forces: 5.64 K / 1 ft ⬅︎, Moment 45.09 K-ft / 1 ft ↺

Safety Factord
➤ Overturining Safety Factor: 4.02 > 1.5 ➨ OK ✓

➤ Slidding Safety Factor: 2.52 > 1.5 ➨ OK ✓

Establishing the Stem Thickness

Moment produced by Lateral Forces at base of Stem:

➤ Moment: 29.49K-ft / 1 ft, Factored Moment (1.7): 50.14K-ft / 1 ft

➤ 𝛒 = 0.0107 ➔ Minimum Effective Depth for Stem: 9.96 ''

➤ Minimum Stem Width at Bottom = 11.8 '' ≤ 12 '' ➔ OK ✓

Shear Verification at distance d: 36.13 ''

➤ ∅VC = 11.31 K / 1 ft

➤ Factored Shear (1.7) at distance d = 6.65 K / 1 ft

➤ ∅VC: 11.31 K / 1 ft > Factored Shear: 6.65 K / 1 ft ➔ OK ✓

Bottom Stem thickness 12 '' is OK ✓

Establishing the Heel Thickness

Moment produced by Surcharge, Soil & Concrete Above Heel:

➤ Surchaged Factored Moment (1.7): 0.0K-ft / 1 ft

➤ Soil & Concrete Factored Moment (1.4): 122.35K-ft / 1 ft

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➤ Factored Moment Above Heel: 122.35K-ft / 1 ft

➤ 𝛒 = 0.0107 ➔ Minimum Effective Depth for Stem: 15.56 ''

➤ Minimum Heel depth = 17.4 '' ≤ 38 '' ➔ OK ✓

Shear Verification for Heel

➤ ∅VC = 40.36 K / 1 ft

➤ ∅VC = 40.36 K / 1 ftFactored Shear for Heel = 27.96 K / 1 ft

➤ ∅VC: 40.36 K / 1 ft > Factored Shear: 27.96 K / 1 ft ➔ OK ✓

➤ ➤ Heel thickness 38 '' is OK ✓

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Retaining Wall Profile

8.0

250 ''

∅ = 40.0
d = 90
10 ''

38 ''

20 ''

36 '' 102 ''

150.0 ''
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Vertical & Lateral Forces

x Stem

x Soil

W Stem W dry

Hb

W base

W Key

x key F2: Ka x dry x H

Weight: 25.31 K / 1 ft , Moment: 181.11 K-ft / 1 ft ↻

Lateral Forces: 5.64 K / 1 ft , Moment 45.09 K-ft / 1 ft ↺
Overturining Safety Factor: 4.02 > 1.5 ➨ OK ✓
Slidding Safety Factor: 2.52 > 1.5 ➨ OK ✓
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Establish Toe Thickness

d = 36.13 ''

25.0 '' 25.0 ''

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2558.9 psf
2877.0 psf

2331.7 psf

1173.0 psf

Soil Pressure, e = 10.52 ''

Soil Bearing Cap.: 2 ksf < Max. Pressure: 2.9 ksf - Not OK
100% base are in compression.

Moment produced @ Stem Front Face (Toe):

Moment: 10.33K-ft / 1 ft, Factored Moment (1.7): 17.56K-ft / 1 ft
= 0.0107 ➔ Minimum Effective Depth for Toe: 5.9 ''
Minimum Toe Thickness = 8.0 '' ≤ 38 '' ➔ OK

Shear Verification at distance d: 36.13 '' above Stem Base

∅VC = 40.36 K / 1 ft
Critical Sec. falls outside foundation, Shear Veri cation OK

➤ Toe thickness 38 '' is OK

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Establish Key Thickness

20 ''

1655.6 psf

d: 18.13 ''

40 ''
2280.8 psf

3035.3 psf

Moment produced by Passive Lateral Force:

Factored Moment: 24.32K-ft / 1 ft
= 0.0107 ➔ Minimum Effective Depth for Key: 6.94 ''
Minimum Key width = 9.0 '' ≤ 38 '' ➔ OK

Shear Verification for Key

∅VC = 20.25 K / 1 ft
Factored Shear applied on Key = 8.24 K / 1 ft
∅VC: 20.25 K / 1 ft > Factored Shear: 8.24 K / 1 ft ➔ OK

➤ Key thickness 20 '' is OK

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Shear Diagram

0'' 0.0 K / 1ft

20'' 0.03 K / 1ft

40'' 0.11 K / 1ft

60'' 0.24 K / 1ft

80'' 0.43 K / 1ft

100'' 0.68 K / 1ft

120'' 0.98 K / 1ft

140'' 1.33 K / 1ft

160'' 1.74 K / 1ft

180'' 2.2 K / 1ft

200'' 2.72 K / 1ft

220'' 3.29 K / 1ft

240'' 3.91 K / 1ft

4.25 K / 1ft
Height: 250 ''
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Factored Moment Diagram

0'' 0.0 K-ft / 1ft

20'' 0.03 K-ft / 1ft

40'' 0.21 K-ft / 1ft

60'' 0.69 K-ft / 1ft

80'' 1.64 K-ft / 1ft

100'' 3.21 K-ft / 1ft

120'' 5.54 K-ft / 1ft

140'' 8.8 K-ft / 1ft

160'' 13.14 K-ft / 1ft

180'' 18.71 K-ft / 1ft

200'' 25.67 K-ft / 1ft

220'' 34.17 K-ft / 1ft

240'' 44.36 K-ft / 1ft

Height: 250 '' 50.14 K-ft / 1ft

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Variation of Required Tension Reinforcement

0'' 0.2 in²

Type 3

20'' 0.3 in²

40'' 0.3 in²

60'' 0.3 in²

80'' 0.3 in²

100'' 0.3 in²

Type 2
120'' 0.3 in²

140'' 0.3 in²

160'' 0.4 in²

180'' 0.5 in²

Type 1
114.0 ''

200'' 0.7 in²

220'' 0.9 in²

48.0 ''

0.66 in²

1.33 in²

240'' 1.1 in²

250 '' 1.25 in²

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Variation of Required Compression Reinforcement

0'' 0.17 in²

20'' 0.18 in²

40'' 0.19 in²

60'' 0.19 in²

80'' 0.2 in²

100'' 0.21 in²

120'' 0.21 in²

140'' 0.22 in²

160'' 0.23 in²

180'' 0.24 in²

200'' 0.24 in²

220'' 0.25 in²

0.29 in²

240'' 0.26 in²

250 '' 0.26 in²

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Nominal Moment Mn, Factored Moment Mu

0''

Factored Moment (K-ft)

20''

Mn (K-ft)
40''

60''

80''

12.82 K-ft / 1ft

100''

22.95 K-ft / 1ft

120''

140''

160''

180'' 26.0 K-ft / 1ft

48.42 K-ft / 1ft

200''

220''

240''

250 ''

50.14 K-ft / 1ft

53.0 K-ft / 1ft

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Tension Steel Stress ɛs

ɛs: 0.0117

0''

20''

40''

60''

80''

100''

ɛs: 0.012
120''

140''

ɛs: 0.0168
160''

180'' ɛs2: 0.0072

200''

ɛs3: 0.0139
220''

240''

250 ''

ɛs: 0.0081

ɛs: fy/Es = 0.0021

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Stem Neutral Axe Position c

c: 1.25''

0''

20''

40''

60''

80''

100''

c: 1.25''
120''

c: 1.66''

140''

160''

180''
c: 1.66''

200''

220'' c: 2.75''

240''

c: 2.75''

Effective depth = 10.125

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Wall Elevation with Cutoff locations - Tension

16.0''

a a a

8.0''
250 ''

d d

4.0''

124.0''
b b b b

c c c c c 59.0''
40.0''
38 ''

a ➔ #6(0.750'') @ 16.0 '' C/C b ➔ #6(0.750'') @ 8.0 '' C/C

c ➔ #6(0.750'') @ 8.0 '' C/C d ➔ #6(0.750'') @ 16.0 '' C/C

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Reinforcement Distribution

#4(0.5'') @ 12''
Reinforcement to support Vertical Rebars

#3(0.375'') @4.5
Compression Side #6(0.750'')
Please refer to Wall Elevation Section Cutoff
Tension Side

#6(0.750'') @ 3.5

#4(0.5'') @ 12''

#6(0.750'') @ 7.0
#4(0.5'') @ 12''

#6(0.750'') @ 13.0''

#4(0.5'') @ 12''