Design of Retaining Wall

0.23
Input Data: Backfill

Height of Retaining Earth = 1.5 m

Height of wall above G.L= 1.5 m
Depth of foundation = 1.5 m
Angle of Internal Friction = 30 o

Density of Soil = 18 kN/m 3

Soil Bearing Capacity = 150 kN/m 2

Co-efficient of Friction = 0.6

Grade of Concrete = 25 N/mm 2

Grade of Steel = 500 N/mm 2

Surcharge UDL = 0 kN/m

Surcharge Pressure = 0 kN/m 2
(Height of
Coefficients of earth pressure : Wall) 1.50 (Height of back
K =
a
0.333 2.700 2 2.700 fill)
K =
p
3.000 G.L 1 `
Dimension of Reataining Wall : 1.50
Equivalent surcharge ht. = 0.0000 m
Height of Wall = 3.0000 m
Total Height of Backfill = 3.0000 m
Apprx. Width of base required = 1.9500 m
Width of Base Provided = 1.25 m
Width of Toe(Maximum) = 0.650 m
Provided Width of Toe = 0.45 m Thickness of Base(Assume Between) = 0.15
to 0.2 m Provided Thickness of Base = 0.3 m
Pressure at Stem :

3
0.30

A B
0.450 0.230 0.570
1.25
* All Dimensions are in meter.

Pressure at top = Pressure at Bottom = Support condition = 0.000 k 71.7 kN/m2

Maximun Moment = 18.000 N OK
Mu = d(required) = Cant ilever / 31.9 kN/m2
Effective cover provided= Trial Thickness of Stem 12.63 m OK
at Bottom = Trial Thickness of Stem at Top =
2

d(provided) = 18.95
k
75.43 N
50 /
230 m
2

230 k
180 N
Stability Calculations : .
Dist. of c.g. of vertical forces from the m
face of the toe(point A) = 0.538 m
Eccentricity (e) = 0.08 m
Base Properties :
Area(A) = 1.25 m
2

Modulus(Z) = 0.2604 m 3

Maximum pressure at A = 71.69 kN/m 2

OK
Minimum pressure at B = 31.91 kN/m 2
OK
Load type
Hori. load
(kN)
Preessure from Right=
27.00
0.000000
Preessure from Left =
6.75
Dist. from A M@A
(m) (kN.m)
1.000 12.63
1.500 0.00
0.500 3.38
Total = 64.75
Load type Vert. load Dist. from A M@A
(kN) (m) (kN.m)
Wall (Triangle load) = 0.00 0.45 0.00
Wall (rectangular load) = 15.53 0.57 8.77
Base = 9.38 0.63 5.86
Back fill on heel side = 27.70 0.97 26.73
Back fill on toe side = 12.15 0.225 2.73
From brick wall = 0 0.115 0
44.10
Factor of Safety Against Overturning : Factor of Safety Against Sliding :
Overturning Moment = 12.63 kN.m Sliding Force = 27.00 kN
Stabilizing Moment = 47.47 kNm Restoring force = 45.60 kN
Factor of Safety = 3.76 SAFE Factor of Safety = 1.69 SAFE
 Design of stem: Shear check: Shear stress(Tv)=
B=
Tc=

@ bottom
0.247
9.98
0.389

Safe in shear
Units @ bottom
Moment(Mu) kN.m 18.95
Shear force(Vu) kN 44.46
Thickness mm 230.00
Eff. thkness mm 180.00
%Pt 0.14
Ast mm 2
248.96
R/F Bar-1 10.00
Spacing-1 300.00
Bar-2 10.00
Spacing-2 300.00
Ast pro. 523.33
%Pt prov. 0.29
OK
Min. R/f : @ bottom
Ast min. 276
Design of Heel: 4.27 9.44
kN kN

5.00
65.05 kN/m 2

31.91+ =
kN/m2
1
50.05 kN/m2 k
N
kN.m kN.m kN / 0.57 m 33.14 kN/m 2

m
2

M= 4.40
Mu = Vu= D= 6.60
d= 20.58
%Pt=
300
Ast =
250
0.120
360.00
Bar-1 10
Spacing-1 200
Bar-2 0
Spacing-2 150
Ast pro. 392.50
%Pt prov. 0.131
OK
mm Shear check:
mm Shear stress(Tv)= B= N/mm 2

0.082
22.19
0.274

Safe in shear
Ast min. 360
mm 2
Tc= N/mm 2

mm 2

14.44 11.22
Design of Toe: kN kN
7.5 kN/m 2

+ =
 57.37
71.69 kN/m 2
kN/m2

64.19 kN/m 2

kN.m 0.45 m
M= 6.02
Mu = Vu= D= 9.02
d= 38.50
%Pt=
300
Ast =
250
0.120
300.0
Bar-1 10
Spacing-1 200
Bar-2 0
Spacing-2 125
Ast pro. 393
%Pt prov. 0.131
OK
kN.m N/mm N/mm
2 2

kN Shear check:
mm Shear stress(Tv)=
mm B=
Tc=

0.15
22.19
0.274

Safe in shear
mm 2
k: Shear stress(Tv)=
B=
Tc=

33.14 kN/m 2

N/mm 2

N/mm 2

mm 2
49.87
kN/m 2

N/mm N/mm
2 2