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Check For Overturning

This document provides information to check for overturning of a retaining wall, including unit weights of different materials, dimensions of the wall and soil, calculated pressures and moments. It then calculates the overturning moment and resisting moment to check that the factor of safety against overturning is greater than 1.4, indicating the wall design is safe.

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Check For Overturning

This document provides information to check for overturning of a retaining wall, including unit weights of different materials, dimensions of the wall and soil, calculated pressures and moments. It then calculates the overturning moment and resisting moment to check that the factor of safety against overturning is greater than 1.4, indicating the wall design is safe.

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CHECK FOR OVERTURNING

Unit weight of soil, γsoil = 21 kN/m^3


Unit weight of Concrete = 25 kN/m^3
Unit weight of brick 19 kN/m^3
Unit weight of RR Masonry block = 22 kN/m^3
Surcharge load (ws) = 10 kN/m^2
Earth pressure coefficient,Ka = 0.33
Thickness of wall, step-1 (t) = 0.3 m
Thickness of wall, step-2 (t) = 0.75 m
Step-1, height = 1.9 m
Step-2, height = 1.4 m
Height of soil to be retained by RR Masonry block = 1.4 m
Beam width = 0.3 m
Beam depth = 0.38 m
Height of soil filling = 0.38 m
Soil Pressure at bottom of wall = (Ka*γsoil*h) 9.70 kN/m^2 (0.33x21x1.4)
Soil Pressure at top of wall = (ws*Ka) 3.30 kN/m^2 (0.33x10)
Soil Pressure at FGL beam bottom of wall = (Ka*γsoil*h) 2.64 kN/m^2 (0.33x21x(0.38))+(0.33*10)
Factor of safety = 1.40

Total pressure on wall (Pa) = 0.5x(9.702+3.3+2.64)x1.4 13.26 kN/m/m length


13.26x1.4/3x(((9.702+3.3)+2x(2.64))/((9.
Over turning Moment of wall (Mo) = 7.23 kN-m/m length
702+3.3)+2.64))
(0.3X1.9X19X0.15)+(0.75X22X1.4X0.3
Resisting Moment (Mr) = 11.52 kN-m/m length
75)+(0.3X0.38X25X0.15)

FOS (Overturning) = 0.9*Mr/Mo 1.43 >1.4 Safe

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