Although retaining wall was the subject of the last post their design was not covered.
Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining wall design example.
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.
There are three different forms of this type of wall all of which are designed to resist overturning and sliding failure.
Of reinforced concrete masonry cantilever retaining walls based on.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
This guide describes the design and construction of gravity earth retaining.
The primary difference between them is their height.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
N the design and construction rules set out in as 4678 2002 n an analysis method developed by the concrete masonry association of australia cmaa to fit australian experience.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Two equations are developed in this.
Recommended stem designs for reinforced cantilever retaining walls with no surcharge are contained in tables 1 and 2 for allowable stress design and strength design respectively.