Design Gravity Retaining Wall Spreadsheet
Design Gravity Retaining Wall Spreadsheet
ANCOG
BSCE-5 2nd Excel Program 18-Aug-09
*note:the boxes in yellow should be inputed by the designer,while blue ones are computed by the program. =)
****====DESIGN OF GRAVITY RETAINING WALL====****
0.5 m
qs = 20 kPa
3.50 m
0.25
0.25
1.10 m 0.60 m
a h'
W3 c5 W5
W6
W4 c6
c3 c4
3.50 m h
W2
c2 W1
1.10 m e
d c1
B/3 = 1.33 m
the middle third of the base. No tension will occur on the foundation.
Rv 6e
qmax 1 2 qmax =
min B B 121.61 kPa
qmin = 100.763 kPa
qa = 143 kPa
qmax < qa, the wall is safe against soil bearing.
0.5 m
Retaining Wall Details qs = 20 kPa
3.50 m
0.25
0.25
1.10 m 0.60 m
4.00 m
CARMEL B. SABADO CE-162 PROF. GERONIDES P. ANCOG
BSCE-5 2nd Excel Program 18-Aug-09
Table 1: Unit weights w, effective angles of internal friction φ, and coefficients of friction with concrete f.
w, kN/m³ φ, degrees f, coefficient
1. Soil or gravel without fine particles, 17.25 - 18.85 33 -40 0.5 -0.6
highly permeable.
2. Sand or gravel with silt mixture, low 18.85 - 20.40 25 - 35 0.4 - 0.5
permeability
3. Silty sand, sand and gravel with high 17.25 - 18.85 23 - 30 0.3 - 0.4
clay content
4. Medium or stiff clay 15.70 - 18.85 25 - 35 0.2 - 0.4
5. Soft clay, silt 14.10 - 17.25 20 -25 0.2 - 0.3
*note:the boxes in yellow should be inputed by the designer,while blue ones are computed by
computed by the program. 0.5 m
qs = 20 kPa
3.50 m
0.25
0.25
1.10 m 0.60 m
a h'
W3 c5 W5
W6
W4 c6
c3 c4
3.50 m h
W2
c2 W1
1.10 m e
d c1
B/3 = 1.33 m
the middle third of the base. No tension will occur on the foundation.
Rv 6e
qmax 1 2 qmax =
min B B 121.6103 kPa
qmin = 100.76282 kPa
qa = 143 kPa
0.5 m
Retaining Wall Details qs = 20.00
0.25
3.50 m
0.25
1.10 m 0.60 m
4.00 m
CARMEL B. SABADO CE-162 PROF. GERONIDES P. ANCOG
BSCE-5 2nd Excel Program 18-Aug-09
*note:the boxes in yellow should be inputed by the designer,while blue ones are computed by the program.=)
****====Design of Cantilever Retaining Wall====****
h' = 1.026 m
b
Property Line
W6
a
W5 C6
h'
C5
W4
W2 C4
C2
c W3 h
C3
W1
Pah
C1
yah
d
b
p1=qs
M y P1
y/2 P2
V
p2 = Cahwsy
Ve
d
Vmax Mmax
Stem P V M
Use: ρ = 0.00812
At y = 3.00 m
Try d = 300 mm
Ru = Mu = 2.209270
fbd2
Use: ρ = 0.005722
Design of Base:
qs =
19.30
5.00
0.50
qmin
qmax
qmax
Note: The expected worst condition of loading, the passive earth pressure of soil is generally
neglected due to erosion of top soil, and the soil bearing at the toe is neglected due to
the empending action to overturn.
Try d = 400 mm
b= 1000 mm
Ru = Mu = 4.570502 As,flexure = ρbd = 5216.20 mm2/m
fbd2 s = 1000Ao = 94.11 mm cc
As
ρ = .85fc' 1 - 1 - 2Ru = 0.013041 s,temp = ρbd =0.002bd
A = 800.00 mm2/m
fy .85fc' stemp = 1000 Atemp = 251.33 mm cc
As
Use: ρ = 0.013041
0.30
25 mm Ø @ 240 oc
16 mm Ø temp. @ 16
260 oc bw mm Øtemp @ 250 oc
5.00 25 mm Ø @ 250 oc
m
25 mm Ø @ 360 oc
0.50 meters
16 mm Ø temp. bars
250 oc bw
0.40 meters
h' = 1.11 m
H' = 1.13 m
H
b
B
Property Line
a
H' qs2
W1 W4
H W2
W5 W3 qs1
h'
h
D
x
b
B
θ = 0.0312398334 x= 0.066
Design of stem:
M = qsy2/2 + 1/3Cahwsy3
Amain = ∏ Dmain
2
y M = 490.874 mm2
0.50 2.693 kN-m 4
1.00 11.797 kN-m Atemp = ∏ Dtemp2 = 201.062 mm2
1.50 27.196 kN-m 4
2.00 51.466 kN-m ρmin = 0.5 [1.4/fy, √fc'/4fy] = 0.00238366
2.50 85.284 kN-m ρmax = .75 .85fc'b1 600 = 0.03715714
3.00 129.821 kN-m fy 600+fy
Try h = = 400 mm
d = h - (100+Φs/2) = 287.5 mm
Ru = Mu = 2.966719
fbd2
Design of Toe:
= 253.0727332 kN-m/m
Try h = 400 mm
d = h - (100+Φs/2) = 287.5 mm
Ru = Mu = 3.401944
fbd2
25 mmΦ @
137 oc
16 mmΦtemp @
3.70 338 oc
25 mmΦ @
117.00 oc
0.50 m
3.00
16 mmΦtemp @
0.40 338 oc
Note: the spacing of the reinforcement is upon the desire of the designer based on the computed bar spacing above.
Solution: B
Composite section and location of forces
xh a W7
x7
W6 h
x6
x6
W2 x5 W5
e
x2
H
W4 W3
x3
x4 W1
c
d x1
f x8
W8
1 1
Pah C ah wh h 2h' = 94.428307 kN Pph C ph wh 2 = 78.130174 kN
2 2
h 2 3hh' h
y ah = 1.960 m y ph = 0.500 m
3 h 2h' 3
Check retaining wall stability:
Design of stem:
p1 = qs
P1
M y y/2 P2
V y/3
p2 = Cahwsx
Ve
d
Vmax Mmax
STEM P V M
Compute:
2
490.874 mm² 2
201.062 mm²
Ao Db Atemp Dtemp
4 4
1.4 = 0.00338164
min
fy
ws2 Qs
ws1 is taken equal to zero due to erosion of top soil at the heel, the expected worst condition of loading.
At the toe, the worst condition of loading is when the wall is at empending action to overturn, soil bearing
at the heel is assumed to be zero.
At Heel:
try d = 400 mm
Mu /
Ru = 1.05145136
bd 2
1000 Ao
s = 362.8960264 mm oc
As
As,temp = ρtempbd = 0.002bd = 800 mm²/m
1000 Atemp
stemp = 251.3274123 mm oc
As ,temp
Check for shear:
fc '
Vuc vc bd = 257.817765 kN/m > Va, safe
6
Design of Key:
pph1 pah1
pph2 h pah2
p ah C ah w h h' p ph C ph wh
Cah = 0.27099 Cph = 3.69
At pah1: At pph1:
yah = h' + c + e + d = 6.170 m yph = c = 1.00 m
pah1 = Cahwsyah1 = 31.4681781 kPa pph1
= Cph
w y
s ph1
= 69.449043 kPa
At pah2: At pph2:
yah = h' + c + e + d + f = 6.5702 m yph = c + f = 1.40 m
pah2 = Cahwsyah2 = 33.5081912 kPa pph2 = Cphwsyph2 = 97.228661 kPa
Vah = 1.7[pah1f + (pah2 - pah1)f/2] Vph = 1.7[pah1f + (pah2 - pah1)f/2]
Vah = 22.0919655 kN Vph = 56.670419 kN
Mah = 1.7[pah1f²/2 + (pah2 - pah1)f²/3] Mph = 1.7[pah1f²/2 + (pah2 - pah1)f²/3]
Mah = 4.465 kN-m Mph = 11.964 kN-m
Net Shear:
Vu = Vph - Vah = 34.57845378 kN
Net Moment:
Mu = Mph - Mah = 7.499 kN-m
try d = 300 mm
Mu /
Ru = 0.09258
bd 2
1 2Ru .85 f ' 2R u
1 1 c
1 1
fy fy .85 f c ' = 0.00022 not ok!-use pmin
1.00 m
mm Φ @
1.50 m 25
240 oc
16
0 250 oc
mmΦtemp @ 250 oc bw mmΦtemp @
16
3.65 120 oc
0 16
mmΦtemp @ 250 oc bw 360 oc
0.40 mm Φ @
m
0.40
m
h' = 1.026 m
b
Property Line
W6
a
W5 C6 h'
C5
W4
W2 C4
C2
c h
W3
C3
W1
Pah
C1
yah
d
b
B
Soil pressure coefficient, Rankine equation for horizontal surface:
The middle third of the base where No tension will occur on the foundation.
Design of stem:
p1=qs
M y P1
y/2 P2
V
p2 = Cahwsy
Ve
d
Vmax Mmax
Stem P V M
Ao = ∏ Db = ρmin = 1.4 / fy
2
490.874 mm2 = 0.0033816
4 ρmax = .75 .85fc'b1 600 = 0.0160318
Atemp = ∏ Dtemp2 = 201.062 mm2 fy 600+fy
4
Use: ρ = 0.0081204
At y = 3.00 m
Try d = 300 mm
Ru = Mu = 2.209270
fbd2
Use: ρ = 0.0057215
Design of Base:
qs = 19.30
5.00
0.50
qmin
qmax
Note: The expected worst condition of loading, the passive earth pressure of soil is generally
neglected due to erosion of top soil, and the soil bearing at the toe is neglected due to
the empending action to overturn.
Try d = 400 mm
b= 1000 mm
Ru = Mu = 4.570502 As,flexure = ρbd = 5216.20 mm2/m
fbd2 s = 1000Ao = 94.11 mm cc
As
ρ = .85fc' 1 - 1 - 2Ru = 0.013041 As,temp = ρbd =0.002bd = 800.00 mm2/m
fy .85fc' stemp = 1000 Atemp = 251.33 mm cc
As
Use: ρ = 0.013041
0.30
25 mm Ø @ 240 oc
16 mm Ø temp. @ 16
260 oc bw mm Øtemp @ 250 oc
5.00 25 250 oc
m
25 mm Ø @ 360 oc
0.50 meters
16 mm Ø temp. bars
250 oc bw
0.40 meters
CARMEL B. SABADO CE-162 PROF. GERONIDES P. ANCOG
BSCE-5 2nd Excel Program 18-Aug-09
*note:the boxes in yellow should be inputed by the designer,while blue ones are computed by the program.=)
h' = 1.11 m
H' = 1.13 m
H
b
B
Property Line
H' qs2
W1 W4
H W2
W5 W 3 qs1
h'
h
D
x
b
B
Soil pressure coefficient, Rankine equation for horizontal surface:
θ = 0.0312398 x= 0.066
Design of stem:
M = qsy2/2 + 1/3Cahwsy3
Amain = ∏ Dmain
2
y M = 490.874 mm2
0.50 2.693 kN-m 4
1.00 11.797 kN-m Atemp = ∏ Dtemp2 = 201.062 mm2
1.50 27.196 kN-m 4
2.00 51.466 kN-m ρmin = 0.5 [1.4/fy, √fc'/4fy] = 0.002383656
2.50 85.284 kN-m ρmax = .75 .85fc'b1 600 = 0.037157143
3.00 129.821 kN-m fy 600+fy
Try h = = 400 mm
d = h - (100+Φs/2) = 287.5 mm
Ru = Mu = 2.966719
fbd2
Use: ρ = 0.0115764
Design of Toe:
Try h = 400 mm
d = h - (100+Φs/2) = 287.5 mm
Ru = Mu = 3.401944
fbd2
25 mmΦ @
137 oc
16 mmΦtemp @
3.70 338 oc
25 mmΦ @
117.00 oc
0.50 m
3.00
16 mmΦtemp @
0.40 338 oc
Note: the spacing of the reinforcement is upon the desire of the designer based on the computed bar spacing above.
CARMEL B. SABADO CE-162 PROF. GERONIDES P. ANCOG
BSCE-5 2nd Excel Program 18-Aug-09
*note:the boxes in yellow should be inputed by the designer,while blue ones are computed by the program.=)
Solution: B
Composite section and location of forces
xh a W7
x7
W6 h
x6
W2 x5 W5
e
x2
H
W4 W3
x3
x4 W1
c
d x1
f x8
W8
1 1
Pah C ah wh h 2h ' = 94.42831 kN Pph C ph wh 2 = 78.13017 kN
2 2
h 2 3hh' h
y ah = 1.960 m y ph = 0.500 m
3 h 2h' 3
Check retaining wall stability:
RM OM
x = 1.128077 m Factor of safety against sliding:
Rv Wi
B fRv f Wi Pph = 2.03907 > 1.50, ok!
e x = 0.371923 m FS sliding
2 Pah
B/3 = 1.00 m > e, Rv will fall within the middle third of the base.
No tension will occur on the foundation.
Rv 6e
qmax 1 2
min B B
Design of stem:
p1 = qs
P1
M y y/2 P2
V y/3
p2 = Cahwsx
Ve
d
Vmax Mmax
STEM P V M
Compute:
Ao
2
Db 490.874 mm² Atemp Dtemp 201.062 mm²
2
4 4
1.4 = 0.003382
min
fy
try d = 400 mm
Mu /
Ru = 3.4595
bd 2
fy f y .85 fc '
As,flexure = ρbd = 1788.48 mm²/m
1000 Ao = 274.464 mm oc
s
As
As,temp = ρtempbd = 0.002bd = 600 mm²/m
1000 Atemp
stemp = 335.103 mm oc
As ,temp
Design of heel and toe:
ws2 Qs
ws1 is taken equal to zero due to erosion of top soil at the heel, the expected worst condition of loading.
At the toe, the worst condition of loading is when the wall is at empending action to overturn, soil bearing
at the heel is assumed to be zero.
At Heel:
try d = 400 mm
Mu /
Ru = 1.051451
bd 2
pph1 pah1
pph2 h pah2
p ah C ah w h h' p ph C ph wh
Cah = 0.27099 Cph = 3.69
At pah1: At pph1:
yah = h' + c + e + d = 6.170 m yph = c = 1.00 m
pah1 = Cahwsyah1 = 31.46818 kPa pph1 = Cphwsyph1 = 69.44904 kPa
At pah2: At pph2:
yah = h' + c + e + d + f = 6.5702 m yph = c + f = 1.40 m
pah2 = Cahwsyah2 = 33.50819 kPa pph2 = Cphwsyph2 = 97.22866 kPa
Vah = 1.7[pah1f + (pah2 - pah1)f/2] Vph = 1.7[pah1f + (pah2 - pah1)f/2]
Vah = 22.09197 kN Vph = 56.67042 kN
Mah = 1.7[pah1f²/2 + (pah2 - pah1)f²/3] Mph = 1.7[pah1f²/2 + (pah2 - pah1)f²/3]
Mah = 4.465 kN-m Mph = 11.964 kN-m
Net Shear:
Vu = Vph - Vah = 34.57845 kN
Net Moment:
Mu = Mph - Mah = 7.499 kN-m
try d = 300 mm
Mu /
Ru = 0.09258
bd 2