Design of Retaining Wall: 10 M Height 1.0
Design of Retaining Wall: 10 M Height 1.0
1.0. Introduction:
The Retaining Wall is designed as a cantilever type retaining wall. As per IRC Specifications, the following
forces are considered for analysis
1. Self weight of the wall.
2. Active earth pressure.
3. Live load surcharge.
1.1. Data:
(CL
706.3.4 of
Coefficient of friction between rock & concrete = 0.58
IRC:78-
2000)
Cover to reiforcement =
For foundaton - = 50 mm
For Stem - = 40 mm
counterfort thick = 400 mm
Spacing of counterforts = 3000 mm
1.2. Materials:
Sat density of backfill = 20 kN/m3
Unit weight of R.C.C. = 25 kN/m3
Grade of concrete = M 25
Grade of steel = Fe 500
1.3. Permissible stresses & Coefficients:
Permissible stresses:
Safe bearing capacity of foundation strata = 300 kN/m2
Permissible flexural compressive stress σcbc = 8.33 N/mm2 (Table 9 of IRC:21)
Maximum shear stress τcmax = 1.9 N/mm2 (Table 12A of IRC:21)
Permissible flexural tensile stress σst = 240 N/mm2 (Table 10 of IRC:21)
Design constants:
m = 10
k = 0.258
j = 0.914
Q = 0.981
Coefficients of earth pressure:
6.70582
0.3
w1
8.90
9.650 9.80
w5
Ph 56.440652
4.650
1.50
w7
w2 61.470017
Uplift Pressure
241.854283
88.119
296.405 kN/m2
kN/m2
= 3.240 > 2
Hence Safe
4.1.3. Check for sliding
Total
Eff
earth
Height in B.M Eff Depth Depth Ast req Spacing Ast prov.
Sl.No. pressure Dia of bar in mm
m kN-m req (mm) provide (mm2) in mm Mm2
@ ht H
d (mm)
kN/m
1 4.90 34.09 30.68 176.85 254.00 550.55 12.00 12.00 100.00 1130.40
2 9.80 61.47 46.10 216.79 254.00 827.33 12.00 12.00 100.00 1130.40
Calculation:
Maximum shear stress in concrete τcmax = 2.3 N/mm2 Ast /(bd)% τc N/mm2
0.15 0.2
0.25 0.23
Permissible shear stress in concrete τc = 0.422 N/mm2
> 0.363 N/mm2 Safe against shear.
6.0. Analysis & Design of Toe Slab:
Self weight
0.75 X 0.75 0.75 0 1.35
241.8543
296.4054 kN/m2 kN/m2
268.530
Base Pressure
223.104
277.655
249.780
Net pressure
6.1. Design for bending:
Centroid of pressure diagram from C = 0.6995 m
Design bending moment = 219.874 kN-m
Effective depth required dreq = 473 mm < 690
mm
Hence Safe
Area of steel required Ast = 1452 mm2
Minimum area of steel required = 900 mm2
Provide Tor20 @ 100mm C/C + Tor 20 @ 200mm C/C 100 mm
200 mm
z
Area of steel provided Ast = 4710.00 mm2 > Ast req
Hence O.K.
self wt of
15
heel
15 kN/m2 kN/m2
Self
weight
earth
load
217 kN/m2 217
kN/m2
Soil weight
0.54
4.650
SECTION
241.854 88.119
kN/m2
Base Pressure
4.11
9.854 128.320
143.881
0.54
Net Pressure
7.1. Design for bending:
Centroid of pressure diagram from C = 3.001 m
Design bending moment = 107.910 kN-m
Effective depth required dreq = 332 mm < 540
mm
Hence Safe
Area of steel required Ast = 911 mm 2
HORIZONTAL
STEEL
Total earth
Height in Ast req Spacing Ast prov.
Sl.No. pressure @ ht H Dia of bar in mm Check
m (mm2) in mm Mm2
kN/m
Hence
1 5.00 69.29 288.72 10.00 0.00 200.00 785.00
Safe
Hence
2 9.50 119.59 498.28 10.00 0.00 200.00 785.00
Safe
Hence
3 10.00 125.18 521.56 10.00 0.00 200.00 785.00
Safe
VERTICAL STEEL
Ast prov. 2
Total tensile Ast req
Ht Dia of bar in mm no of legs leggedM Check
forcekN/m (mm2)
m2
(Table 9 of IRC:21)
(Table 12A of IRC:21)
(Table 10 of IRC:21)
)]
281.0017985143 421.502697771
2766.5000074966
2762.3447847446 208.6 0
82.58 5.5
88.119 174.231
7.500
198.000
-117.381
274.089020009
261.589020009 0.64705882
238.372994483
2469.40524566
80.9911618805
kN/m2
Check
mm
mm
Hence Safe
10 200
10 200
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0.25 0.23
0.5 0.31
0.4348
0.25 0.23
0.5 0.31
0.3052
N/mm2
DESIGN OF RETAINING WALL : 5.5 m HEIGHT
1.0. Introduction:
The Retaining Wall is designed as a cantilever type retaining wall. As per IRC
Specifications, the following forces are considered for analysis
1. Self weight of the wall.
2. Active earth pressure.
3. Live load surcharge.
1.1. Data:
For foundaton - 75 mm
For Stem - 50 mm
1.2. Materials:
Sat density of backfill = 18 kN/m3
Unit weight of R.C.C. = 25 kN/m3
Grade of concrete = M 35
Grade of steel = Fe 500
1.3. Permissible stresses & Coefficients:
Permissible stresses:
Stem Wall
Soil face
= -36.025 kN/m2
Total
earth Eff Depth
Height B.M Eff Depth Ast req Spacing in Ast prov.
Sl.No. pressure provided Dia of bar in mm Check
in m kN-m req (mm) (mm2) mm Mm2
@ ht H (mm)
kN/m
1 2.50 32.34 37.13 158.32 #REF! #REF! 10.00 10.00 200.00 200.00 785.00 Ok
2 5.05 99.33 223.61 388.53 395.00 2601.61 10.00 10.00 200.00 200.00 785.00 Ok
Calculation:
Maximum Bending
B.M. = 223.61 kN-m
Moment
Diameter of the bar ø = 10 mm Spacing Provided = 200 mm
Diameter of the bar ø = 10 mm Spacing Provided = 200 mm
Effective depth provided d = 395 mm
Effective depth required dreq = 210 < 394 mm Hence Safe
Area of steel required Ast = 2602 mm2
Minimum area of steel required = 474 mm2
Provide Tor 10 @ 200mm C/C + Tor 10 @ 200mm C/C
Area of steel provided Ast = 785 mm2 > 2602 mm2 Ast Req
Not Safe
Distribution Reinforcement.
Spacin
g
Provide Tor 10 @ 150mm C/C + Tor 0 @ 150mm C/C 10 mm 150 mm
Provid
ed =
Area of steel provided Ast = 523.33 mm2 > Ast req Hence O.K.
Ast /
Maximum shear stress in concrete (bd)%
= 2.3 N/mm2 τc
τcmax
N/mm
2
0.15 0.2
0.25 0.23
Permissible shear stress in concrete
= 0.215 N/mm2
τc
Not Safe in
> 0.252 N/mm2
Shear
Self weight
0.3 X 0.3742 0.450 0 0.75
141.82
196.260 kN/m2
kN/m2
0.371 Base Pressure
130.57
188.760 159.9743
Net pressure
z
Ast
Area of steel provided A st = 558.22 mm2 >
req
Not Safe
7.5
11.25 kN/m2
kN/m2
Self weight
90.9 90.9
kN/m2 kN/m2
Soil weight
0.45 0.42045
0.394 0.3
2
SECTION
109.153 -36.025
kN/m2
Base Pressure
1.606
-7.003 106.564
134.425
0.394
Net Pressure
7.1. Design for bending:
Centroid of pressure diagram from C = 1.370 m
Design bending moment = 174.565 kN-m
Effective depth required dreq = 343 mm < 394 mm
Hence Safe
Area of steel required A st = 2036 mm2
Minimum area of steel required = 540 mm2
Provide Tor 12 @ 150 mm C/C + Tor1 0 @ 150 mm C/C
12 150
10 150
Ast
Area of steel provided A st = 1276.93 mm2 >
req
Not Safe
minimum permissible shear for M35 τc = 0.2 N/mm2 > 0.214 N/mm2
Not Safe
4.0. Analysis & Design of the structure:
4.1. Check for Stability:
w9
0.000 m
0.2 6.336597
w11 w5
w10
ww
w1
3.50
w8
5.050 5.20
P Pa + Ps
w5
7 2.000
2.00 w4
w3 w6 w7
w2
0.15 0.45 0.45
0.3 Toe Heel
29.04274 6.336597
0.75 2.45 kN/m2 kN/m2
3.2
Cross section of retaining wall
Uplift Pressure
-36.025
196.26 kN/m2
kN/m2
kN/m2
Not Safe
Not Safe