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    Sample Retaining Wall

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    This document contains calculations for the design of a retaining wall, including dimensions, soil properties, lateral earth pressures, and checks for overturning, sliding, base pressure, and eccentricity. It also includes calculations of the maximum and minimum design base pressures, bending moments, and shear forces for the stem, toe, heel, and shear key of the wall.

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    Sample Retaining Wall

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    This document contains calculations for the design of a retaining wall, including dimensions, soil properties, lateral earth pressures, and checks for overturning, sliding, base pressure, and eccentricity. It also includes calculations of the maximum and minimum design base pressures, bending moments, and shear forces for the stem, toe, heel, and shear key of the wall.

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    This document contains calculations for the design of a retaining wall, including dimensions, soil properties, lateral earth pressures, and checks for overturning, sliding, base pressure, and eccentricity. It also includes calculations of the maximum and minimum design base pressures, bending moments, and shear forces for the stem, toe, heel, and shear key of the wall.

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    CALCULATIONS

    Client: Sheet: of
    Project: Date: 3/4/2017
    Descriptio Job
    10507556
    n: No:
    By: Chk By:

    Retaining wall design

    Dimensions
    Height of Stem = 8.00 ft
    Thickness of stem at top = 1.00 ft
    Thickness of stem at bottom = 1.00 ft
    Width of foundation = 11.00 ft
    Width of Toe = 8.00 ft
    Width of Heel = 2.00 ft
    Thickness of Heel and Toe = 1.33 ft
    Shear key depth = 0.00 ft
    Shear key width = 0.00 ft

    Soil retaining info


    Depth of soil above top of foundation on active side = 8.00 ft
    Depth of soil above top of foundation on passive side = 0.00 ft

    Other info
    Density of soil = 120.00 pcf
    Density of water = 62.40 pcf
    Coeff of active earth pr, ka = 0.33
    Coeff of passive earth pr, kp = 3.00
    Coeff at rest, Ko = 0.50
    Traffic Load = 0.25 ksf
    Soil consolidation = 0.039 ksf
    Desity of concrete = 150 pcf
    Coeff of friction = 0.45

    Load combination for design loads = 1.2(D+F) + 1.6(L+H) - ACI318.08

    Pr at Force Lever arm Moment


    Sl Description
    base kips ft kip-ft
    1 Lateral force due to earth pressure 0.37 1.72 3.08 = 5.31
    2 Lateral force due to Traffic surcharge 0.25 2.33 4.67 = 10.88
    3 Lateral force due to soil surcharge 0.04 0.36 4.67 = 1.70
    4 Misc 0.00 0.00 4.67 = 0.00
    SUM 4.42 17.89
    1 Weight of stem 1.20 9.00 = 10.80
    2 Weight of foundation 2.19 5.50 = 12.07
    1 Weight of soil over heel 1.92 10.00 = 19.20
    2 Weight of soil over toe 0.00 4.00 = 0.00
    3 Misc
    SUM 5.31 42.07

    Calculations
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    Client: Sheet: of
    Project: Date: 3/4/2017
    Descriptio Job
    10507556
    n: No:
    By: Chk By:

    Check for overturning


    Over turning moment, Mo 17.89 kip-ft
    Resisting moment, Mr 42.07 kip-ft
    Factor of safety against overturning = 2.35 > 1.50 Ok

    Check for sliding


    Sliding force, Fs 4.42 kips
    Resisting force, Fr 2.39 kips
    Passive soil resistance 0.32 kips
    Factor of safety against sliding = 0.61 > 1.50 Ok

    Calculation of eccentricity
    x = 4.55
    B/6 = 1.83
    e = 0.95 < B/6 No tension at base

    Check for base pressure


    P max = 0.73 ksf < 2.5 ksf Ok
    P min = 0.23 ksf > 0 ksf Ok

    Load combination for design pressure = 1.2(D+F) + 1.6(L+H) - ACI318.08


    Pr at Force Lever arm LC Moment Force
    Sl Description
    base kips ft Factor Mu (kip-ft) Vu (kips)
    1 Lateral force due to earth pressure 0.37 1.72 3.08 1.60 8.49
    2 Lateral force due to Traffic surcharge 0.25 2.33 4.67 1.60 17.41
    3 Lateral force due to soil surcharge 0.04 0.36 4.67 1.60 2.72
    SUM 4.42 28.62
    1 Weight of stem 1.20 9.00 1.20 12.96 1.44
    2 Weight of foundation 2.19 5.50 1.20 14.48 2.63
    1 Weight of soil over heel 1.92 10.00 1.60 30.72 3.07
    2 Weight of soil over toe 0.00 4.00 1.60 0.00 0.00
    SUM 5.31 58.16 7.15

    Calculation of eccentricity
    x = 4.14
    B/6 = 1.83
    e = 1.36

    Design Base Pressure


    P max = 1.13 ksf
    P min = 0.17 ksf

    Calculations
    PF - 6.6.#
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    Client: Sheet: of
    Project: Date: 3/4/2017
    Descriptio Job
    10507556
    n: No:
    By: Chk By:

    Design BM and SF

    Load combination for design pressure = 1.2(D+F) + 1.6(L+H) - ACI318.08


    Pr at Force Lever arm LC Moment Shear
    Sl Description
    base kips ft Factor kip-ft kip
    Stem
    1 Lateral force due to earth pressure 0.37 1.27 2.64 1.60 5.35 2.03
    2 Lateral force due to Traffic surcharge 2.00 4.00 1.60 12.80 3.20
    3 Lateral force due to soil surcharge 0.31 4.00 1.60 2.00 0.50
    SUM 20.15 5.73
    Toe
    1 Design base pressure (ksf) = 1.13 9.07 4.00 - 36.26 9.07
    SUM 36.26 9.07
    Heel
    1 Design base pressure (ksf) = 1.13 2.27 1.00 - 2.27 2.27
    SUM 2.27 2.27
    Shear
    key
    1 Passive earth pressure (ksf) = 0.48 0.00 0.00 1.60 0.00 0.00
    SUM 0.00 0.00

    Calculations
    PF - 6.6.#
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