In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design example pdf.
Example 2 4 uls combinations of actions on a reinforced concrete retaining wall ec2.
Cantilever concrete retaining walls are commonly used for residential purposes often as integral basement walls.
Two equations are developed.
This pressure tends to deflect the wall outward.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
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.
Worked example to accompany mbie guidance on the seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites in greater christchurch version 2 november 2014.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
19 example 2 5 concrete retaining wall.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Conditions and wall geometry n a design example which demonstrates the use of the australian standard and.
Types of earth pressure.
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.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Reinforced concrete masonry gravity retaining walls relying on gravity loads to resist the overturning.
Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
Global stability and ground resistance verifications.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Ce 437 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Earth pressure p 8 earth pressure is the pressure exerted by the retaining material on the retaining wall.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
And standards australia reinforced concrete design handbook hb71 2002.
Design procedure overview 3.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
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.
Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
Two equations are developed in this.
Active earth pressure or earth pressure pa and passive earth pressure p p.