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    This document summarizes the design of a retaining wall with counterforts including: 1. Key design parameters and load calculations. 2. Stability checks for overturning and sliding which confirmed the design is safe. 3. Calculation of internal forces including moments and shears in the toe slab, heel slab, stem slab, and counterforts. 4. Reinforcement design checks for all components showed the design satisfies strength requirements.

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    This document summarizes the design of a retaining wall with counterforts including: 1. Key design parameters and load calculations. 2. Stability checks for overturning and sliding which confirmed the design is safe. 3. Calculation of internal forces including moments and shears in the toe slab, heel slab, stem slab, and counterforts. 4. Reinforcement design checks for all components showed the design satisfies strength requirements.

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    COUNTER-FORT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

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    This document summarizes the design of a retaining wall with counterforts including: 1. Key design parameters and load calculations. 2. Stability checks for overturning and sliding which confirmed the design is safe. 3. Calculation of internal forces including moments and shears in the toe slab, heel slab, stem slab, and counterforts. 4. Reinforcement design checks for all components showed the design satisfies strength requirements.

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    This document summarizes the design of a retaining wall with counterforts including: 1. Key design parameters and load calculations. 2. Stability checks for overturning and sliding which confirmed the design is safe. 3. Calculation of internal forces including moments and shears in the toe slab, heel slab, stem slab, and counterforts. 4. Reinforcement design checks for all components showed the design satisfies strength requirements.

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    Building:- Designed by:- Josef duncan

    Element:- Weir with counterfort Date:- 9/17/2019


    Location:-
    General Input: Fy= 410 N/mm2
    fc'= 25 N/mm2 tw= 0.35 Active Soil
    µ= 0.5 ɣs= 18 kN/m3 Level 5.00
    qall= 150 KN/m2 Ka= 0.333
    Cover= 50 mm level 1 LL 10 kN/m2 Level 4.50
    ɣc= 24 N/mm2 H1= 5.00
    Up-stream water
    Hw= 1.00 ɣs= 18 H2= 4.50

    a b c d
    tb= 0.35 0.00
    o
    0.75 2.00

    b= 3.10
    Longitudinal direction

    Counterfort
    Toe tc= 0.25 d= 0.29
    d e b/2
    Heel Lc= 1
    x
    Stem

    tc= 0.25
    Counterfort fd
    Transverse direction fa
    Plan Elevation
    1- Check Stability of Wall:
    a- Check of Retaining Wall Overturning :
    Calculation of ∑W & Stability Moment ∑M
    Dist. From Moments Calculation of Earth Pressures P L , Pha, Phw &
    Description of loads Loads W load to M@O Overturning Moment Mo
    kN/m point O KNm/m
    Weight of stem W1
    39.06 0.925 36.1305
    = = 14.99 KN/m
    Weight of base slab
    W2 26.04 1.55 40.362 =
    ɣ = 60.69 KN/m
    2
    Weight of earth over
    Heel slab W3 =
    ɣ = 1.2662325 KN/m
    149.4 1.75 261.45 2
    Weight of = ∗ + ∗ − ∗
    Counterfort W4 27.9 1.77 49.29
    Weight of Earth over
    toe slab W5
    Mo= 114.77 KN.m/m
    8.775 0.375 3.290625
    ∑W= 251.175 ∑M= 390.5231

    Factor of safety = ∑M/Mo 3.40 >2.0, OK SAFE


    a- Check of Retaining Wall Sliding:
    Total Horizontal Forces Tending to slide the wall ∑ = + − = 74.41 KN/m
    Sliding Resistance Force µ∑W = 125.5875 kN/m
    Sliding Factor of safety µ∑W/∑Ph = 1.69 > 1.6, OK SAFE

    c- Check of Weir Wall bearing Capacity:


    finding eccentricity e, take moment @ point O
    = 2.01 e= b/6=
    -0.46 0.516666667

    8.62 kN/m2 , = 60.00 KN/m2 , = 30.10


    153.43 kN/m2 , = 43.65 KN/m2

    Not Ok qct>qall

    2-Internal Forces of Retaining Wall:


    a-Toe Slab Moment and shear:
    finding net stress on Toe slab
    Fne = 18.40 Fna = -3.08 KN/m
    Fnb = 31.95 KN/m
    Mtoe Transverse max Ult. @b = 5.71 KN.m/m
    K= 0.001864
    la= 0.95
    Z= 275.5 mm
    A= 53.19061 mm2/m
    QtTop Max Ult. @d dis. From b = 13.36 KN/m Vc= 0.49
    v= 0.046063 Ok SAFE

    b-Heel Slab Moment and Shear:


    heel Slab bahaves as:
    1- a cantilever from c to x with length Lc /2, supported by stem.
    2- a continuous beam from point x to d in longitudinal
    direction of Retaining walls upported by counterforts.

    finding net stress on Heel Slab


    = 60.00 KN/m2 Download
    = 153.43 KN/m2 Download
    = 68.18 KN/m2 Download

    Mheel Transverse Ult. @c -ve = 117.28 KN.m/m


    Mheel Transverse Ult. @d -ve = 15.34 KN.m/m
    Mheel longitudnal Ult. @d +ve = -12.79 KN.m/m
    Qheel max Transverse Ult. @d = 68.18 KN/m
    Qheel max longitudnal Ult. @d = 115.0748 KN/m
    use max. M use max. Q
    K= 0.05578096 v= 0.24
    la= 0.95 Vc = 1.33
    Z= 275.5 mm Ok SAFE
    A= 1092.93 mm2/m
    C-Stem Slab Moment and Shear:
    Stem Slab behaves as:
    1- a cantilever from point c at heel top point z with length Lc/2, supported by heel slab.
    2- a contnuous beam above point z in longitudinal direction of retaining wall supported by
    counterforts slab.
    @ = 78.03 @ = 42.03 @ = 3.33 KN/m2
    Mstem vertical Ult. @cant -ve = 162.06 KN.m/m d /stream
    Mstem longitudinal Ult. @z cant -ve = 7.80 KN.m/m d/stream
    Mstem longitudinal Ult. @z +ve = 0.98 KN.m/m up stream
    Qstem max cantilever Ult. @zc = 156.06 KN/m
    Qstem max longitudinal Ult. @z = 84.06 KN/m
    use max. M use max. Q
    K = 0.05383651 v= 0.45
    la= 0.95 Vc = 1.25
    Z= 329.65 mm Ok SAFE
    A= 1262.16 mm2/m

    d-Counterfort Moment and Shear:


    Counterfort Slab behaves as :
    a Tee Beam its Flange (is heel & stem slabs) with effective depth dctf, subjected to
    1- max. moment Mcfort@c at c point produced from horizontal earth pressure
    2- max horizontal shearVHalcort@d at d point produced from horizontal earth pressure
    stress fstem@c on stem slab multiplied by counterfort spacing.
    3- max Vertical shear Vval cfort@d at d point produced from vertical net stress fnd

    dctf = 1.84 hZ1 = 3.1 hZ2 = 1.55


    @ = 5.54 KN.m/m
    @ = 23.88 KN.m/m
    @ = 305.20 KN.m/m
    @ = 97.54 KN/m
    @ = 191.79 KN/m

    use max. M use max. Q


    K = 0.06394958 v= 0.39
    la = 0.92301881 Vc = 1.46
    Z = 227.985645 mm Ok SAFE
    A = 1098.39 mm2/m

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