Stepped Retaining Wall Design Calculations
Stepped Retaining Wall Design Calculations
Stepped Retaining Wall Design Calculations
PROJECT SITE INPUT DATA Wall Material Height of Retaining Wall Top width Bottom width Unit weight of retained material Unit weight of wall material Soil friction factor Angle of internal fricition Unit weight of water (left side) Surcharge Load Retaining wall on Disty No. 5 CRBC DIK. PLUM CONCRETE Ht = 8 ft Tw Bw rsoil rmat rwater qs = = = = = = = = 1.5 4 110 145 0.6 30 62.4 5 ft ft pcf pcf degree pcf psf
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DESIGN CALCULATIONS Stabilizing Force Step 1 Stabilizing Force Step 2 Stabilizing Force Step 3 Stabilizing Force Step 4 Stabilizing Force Step 5 Stabilizing Force Step 6 Moment Arm Step 1 Moment Arm Step 2 Moment Arm Step 3 Moment Arm Step 4 Moment Arm Step 5 Moment Arm Step 6 Stabilizing Force Step 1 (Fill) Stabilizing Force Step 2 (Fill) Stabilizing Force Step 3 (Fill) Stabilizing Force Step 4 (Fill) Stabilizing Force Step 5 (Fill) Moment Arm Step 1 (Fill) Moment Arm Step 2 (Fill) Moment Arm Step 3 (Fill) Moment Arm Step 4 (Fill) Moment Arm Step 5 (Fill) Total wall area Over turning pressure Over turning pressure moment Fr1 Fr2 Fr3 Fr4 Fr5 Fr6 X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 Fr1 Fr2 Fr3 Fr4 Fr5 X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 0 0 435 580 870 1160 0 0 0.75 1 1.5 2 0 0 110 440 660 0 0.75 1.525 2.5 3.5 lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft ft ft ft ft ft ft lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft lb/ft ft ft ft ft ft
Area = Po = Mo Mr = = = = =
21.00 ft2 1186.67 lb 3077.78 lb-ft 8109 2.63469 2.1514 0.34771 lb-ft > 2 Hence OK > 1.50 Hence OK -B/6<=e<=B/6 Hence OK
Resisting moment FOS overturning FOS FOS Sliding FOS Eccentricity Check e (Resultant is in middle one third)