Structural Engineering Program Retaining Walls Foundation Design Solved Examples 1) Check the stability of the shown cantilever fe retaining wall. Also, design the wall components if'a surcharge load 5 kPa is applied on the top of Bocksting backfilling soil and the soil properties are given cal below. 50m For backfill material: y= 17 kN/m’, §= 33°. -a6n—f-o8m—-—20n—+ For existing soil: y= 17 KNim*, c= 40 kPa, tim qui = 180 kPa. ' For RC retaining wall: yxc=25 kN/m*, feu = as 25 Nimm?, fy = 360 N/mm? ge Sal STEM wa ” . H HEEL. DATA Backiiling Surcharge load (q) = kPa soil Bachfilling Soil denisty (7) = kvm? Backfilling Soil internal angle ($ ) = . Soil passive pressure factor (Kp) 3.39) Soil active pressure factor (Ka) = 0.295, Foundation Foundation Soil denisty (7) = kvm soil Foundation Soil cohesion (¢ )= kPa Foundation Soil internal angle (b ) = ° Foundation Soil friction angle (8 )= 14 Foundation Soil B. C. ( qui) = By: Dr. Hussein Mahmoud Page 1 of 4Structural Engineering Program Retaining Walls Foundation Design Solved Examples Concrete Re denisty (ne) = [a5] sine fou= Nimm? tye Nim? cover = mm Dim. (m) m v2= m m a= m m = 49 |m Results Active earth pressure Active earth pressure Forces 4.47 kNim2im E= 811 kNim e1= 24.56 kNim2im e2= _27.56_kNim2im E1= 75.80_kNim Passive earth pressure Passive earth pressure Forces e= 57.7 __kNimaim Ep= 26.83 _kN/m Weights, Arms & Moments at toe 30.6 kNim mkN mkN 45.0 kNim mkN m.kN 166.6 kN/m mkN m.kN surcharge 10.0 kN/m mkN m.kN 15.3 _kN/m m.kN m.kN 3.4 _kNim m.kN. m.kN 270.9 _kN/m. Mtot= 4586 mkN Check Overturnin, Driving Moment 8.12.75 + 758183= 46413))) man Resisting Moment = 458.6 - 20= 438.6 m&kN F.S = 438.6 / 161.3 FS= 272] SAFE Check Sliding Driving Force = 8.1+75.8-28.8= S507)) km Resisting Force = [270.9 10] * tan(14) + (2/3*40) * 3 = 145.06 | kNim FS= 445.1 / 55.4 FS= 2.63 | SAFE By: Dr. Hussein Mahmoud Page 2 of 4Structural Engineering Program Foundation Design Solved Examples Mtoe = 458.6 - 161.3 = 297.3 m.kKN Ptoe 270.9 kN 297.3 270.9 = 119m 3/2-11= 0.40 (270.9875 13) * [1 + 6°0.4/3] = 163,05 kPa < qall ... SAFE (270.9375 /3)* [1 -6°0.4/3] 17.57 kPa free = (163.05 - 17.87) * 23 + 17.57 ‘— = 114,56 KPa(t) 45 foe = (163.05 - 17.57) * 2.5/3 + 17.57 ad = 138.81 kPa (f) a} fi 417.57 Gheei= 25°06 + 17°(4.9) +5 103.3. kPa (|) Gue= 25°06 163.05) 45. kPa(|) 138.81! 114.56 Design of heel & toe Mheel = (103.3-17.6)*2°/2 - (114.6-17.6)'2°16 = 106.80 m.kKN c= 8415 J 0.826 As= 980 mm? Use 9 @ 12 mmim Top Rit Mtoe = (138.8-15)*0.5°/2+(163.1-138.8)"0.57/3 = 17.50 m.kN y= 20.790 0.826 As= 160 mm? Use §@12mm/m Bottom Rft Design of stem Mstem = 1.47 * (4.9)°/2 + 24.56 * (4.9)°/6 = 115.96 m.kN 6607 Je 0.826 1300 mm? 375 As= 1300 mm? Use 9 @ 14 mmim By: Dr. Hussein Mahmoud Page 3 of 4Structural Engineering Program Retaining Walls, Foundation Design Solved Examples 5014 5012 9@12mmim 5@12mmim By: Dr. Hussein Mahmoud Page 4 of 4