2 version 2 3 may 2008 types of members are included in the respective sections for the types though.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design pdf.
Gravity wall masonry or plain concrete cantilever retaining wall rcc.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
However retaining wallscanalsobeconstructed for aesthetic landscaping purposes.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Design for earth loads retaining walls which set out a design.
The wall can be either cast insitu figure 6 or precast figure 7.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Coefþcient of friction is 0 4 and the unit weight of reinforced concrete is 24 knm 3 1.
Types of retaining walls tieback wall tieback is a horizontal wire or rod or a helical anchor use to reinforce retaining wall for stability one end of the tieback is secured to the wall while the other end is anchored to a stable structure i e.
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.
Design and detailing of retaining walls.
This practical design manual intends to outline practice of detailed design and detailings of reinforced concrete work to the code.
Masonry cantilever retaining walls design and construction guide ma51 available from the concrete masonry association of australia.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Design procedure overview 3.
Constructed using a reinforced concrete masonry stem steel reinforcement grouted into hollow concrete blockwork which is built on a reinforced concrete footing.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Calculate ground bearing pressures.
In 1990 the concrete masonry association of australia cmaa published masonry walling guide no 4.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Determine the factors of safety against sliding and overturning.
Detailings of individual.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
Reinforced concrete walls cantilever retaining walls can be constructed entirely from reinforced concrete.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
7 0 walls 102 8 0 corbels 116 9 0 cantilever structures 124.
Concrete deadman driven into the ground or anchored into the earth with sufficient resistance.
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.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Two equations are developed in this.
Design the wall and base reinforcement assuming fcu 35 knm 2 f y 500 knm 2 and the cover to reinforcement in the wall and base are respectively 35.