Reinforced Concrete Retaining Wall Design Example Pdf

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.

Reinforced concrete retaining wall design example pdf.

F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations. As chairman of the task group i would like to thank the authors peer reviewers and members. Earthquake seismic design 7. Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.

Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance. Two equations are developed in this. Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110. Conditions and wall geometry n a design example which demonstrates the use of the australian standard and.

Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used. 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. Reinforced concrete masonry gravity retaining walls relying on gravity loads to resist the overturning. Active earth pressure or earth pressure pa and passive earth pressure p p.

In promoting excellence in concrete design throughout europe. And standards australia reinforced concrete design handbook hb71 2002. 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. Building codes and retaining walls 5.

Active earth pressure tends to deflect the wall away from the backfill. Soil mechanics simplified 4. Earth pressure p 8 earth pressure is the pressure exerted by the retaining material on the retaining wall. The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.

Soil bearing and stability 8. Global stability and ground resistance verifications. Cantilever concrete retaining walls are commonly used for residential purposes often as integral basement walls. In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.

F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations. Example 2 4 uls combinations of actions on a reinforced concrete retaining wall ec2. Forces on retaining walls 6. Worked example to accompany mbie guidance on the seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites in greater christchurch version 2 november 2014.

In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand. Two equations are developed. 19 example 2 5 concrete retaining wall. Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.

Ce 437 537 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.