The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
Retaining wall reinforcement design example.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
Assume level backfill no surcharge or seismic loading active earth.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Based on our example in figure a 1 we have the forces due to soil pressure due to water and surcharge load to consider.
Design procedure overview 3.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Assuming that the allowable bearing pressure of the soil is 120 knm 2 the.
Two equations are developed in this section for determining the thickness reinforcement required.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110 the cantilever retaining wall shown below is backþlled with granular material having a unit weight of 19 knm 3 and an internal angle of friction of 30.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Sketches of the retaining wall forces should be considered to properly distinguish the different forces acting on our retaining wall as tackled in the previous article retaining wall.
The following design example briefly illustrates some of the basic steps used in the allowable stress design of a reinforced concrete masonry cantilever retaining wall.