In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design example pdf.
And standards australia reinforced concrete design handbook hb71 2002.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Active earth pressure or earth pressure pa and passive earth pressure p p.
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.
Types of earth pressure.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
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Global stability and ground resistance verifications.
Earth pressure p 8 earth pressure is the pressure exerted by the retaining material on the retaining wall.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Worked example to accompany mbie guidance on the seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites in greater christchurch version 2 november 2014.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Two equations are developed.
Reinforced concrete masonry gravity retaining walls relying on gravity loads to resist the overturning.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
19 example 2 5 concrete retaining wall.
Active earth pressure tends to deflect the wall away from the backfill.
Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110.
This pressure tends to deflect the wall outward.
Cantilever concrete retaining walls are commonly used for residential purposes often as integral basement walls.
Design procedure overview 3.
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Example 2 4 uls combinations of actions on a reinforced concrete retaining wall ec2.
Design of reinforced concrete elements to bs 8110 126 example 3 16 continued sum of restoring moments m res is m res w w 0 9 w b 2 w s 2 55 48 0 9 38 4 2 275 5 2 55 822 5 knm.
Ce 437 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Conditions and wall geometry n a design example which demonstrates the use of the australian standard and.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
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.