Two equations are developed.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design example.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
Design procedure overview 3.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Ce 437 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Worked example to accompany mbie guidance on the seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites in greater christchurch version 2 november 2014.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Design of reinforced concrete elements to bs 8110 126 example 3 16 continued sum of restoring moments m res is m res w w 0 9 w b 2 w s 2 55 48 0 9 38 4 2 275 5 2 55 822 5 knm.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
Reinforced concrete masonry gravity retaining walls relying on gravity loads to resist the overturning.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Cantilever concrete retaining walls are commonly used for residential purposes often as integral basement walls.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Based on our example in figure a 1 we have the forces due to soil pressure due to water and surcharge load to consider.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
Sketches of the retaining wall forces should be considered to properly distinguish the different forces acting on our retaining wall as tackled in the previous article retaining wall.
2 5 clear to strength steel 5 12 rather than the designed 5 10 bending strength of the section has been reduced by about 16.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
Conditions and wall geometry n a design example which demonstrates the use of the australian standard and.
Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining wall analysis and design aci 318 14 reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls consist of a relatively thin stem and a base slab.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Global stability and ground resistance verifications ec2.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Two equations are developed in this.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.