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Retaining Wall Design : Ver W5.0.02 - 15 Jun 2022

Title : Propped cantilever exam
C14
Input Data
Wall Dimensions General Parameters Design Parameters Concrete cover
H1 (m) 5.6 C (m) .6 Soil friction  (°) 20 SF Overturning 1.5 Wall (mm) 40
H2 (m) .6 F (m) 0 Fill slope  (°) 0 SF Slip 1.5 Base (mm) 40
H3 (m) 0 xf (m) 0 Wall friction  (°) 0 ULS DL factor 1.4
Hw (m) 1.7 At (m) .3  Concrete kN/m3 24 ULS LL factor 1.6
Hr (m) .1 Ab (m) .3  Soil kN/m3 18 Pmax (kPa) 150
B (m) 4 x (m) 0 fcu (MPa) 30 Soil Poisson  0.5
D (m) .6 fy (MPa) 500 DLFac Slide/Ovt 0.9

Seepage allowed
Active pressure applied on back of shear key for sliding
Virtual back at heel end (Rankine)

Theory : Coulomb
Wall type : Propped cantilever

SEISMIC ANALYSIS SETTINGS:

Seismic Analysis ON/OFF:OFF

Horizontal Acceleration (g) 0.02

Vertical Acceleration (g) 0.01
Include Live loads Y

OUTPUT: LOAD CASE Default

VALUES OF PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS:

Active Pressure coefficient Ka :0.490

Passive Pressure coefficient Kp :2.040
Base frictional constant µ :0.364

Forces on the wall

Force/weight Lever arm

Load Case: Default
Soil weights
W1 = 42.12 kN 4.60 m
W2 = 5.41 kN 4.60 m

Concrete weights
Wc1 = 36.00 kN 4.15 m
Wc3 = 70.56 kN 2.45 m

Soil forces
Pa = 131.43 kN
Pp = 4.77 kN
1.94 m
0.20 m w
Fr = 83.31 kN

W1

Wc1

Pa

W2

Wc3
Pp
Fr
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FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL AT SLS:

All forces/moments are per m width
Note: Single Source Principle applied (EN 1997-1 2.4.2(9) P NOTE)

FORCES (kN ) and their LEVER ARMS (m )

Description F Horizontal Lever arm F Vertical Lever arm
left (+) down (+)
Destabilizing forces:
Total Active pressure Pa 131.430 1.935 0.000 4.300
Triangular W-table press Pw 14.175 0.567 0.000 4.300
Hydrostatic pressure on top 6.475 4.600
of rear portion of base
Hydrostatic pressure on top 0.000 2.000
of front portion of base
Hydrostatic pressure on bot -28.841 2.450
of base: uniform portion
Hydrostatic pressure on bot -26.438 3.267
of base: triangular portion
As a result of surcharge w 27.456 2.800 0.000 4.300

Stabilizing forces:
Passive pressure on base Pp -4.773 0.200
Weight of the wall + base 106.560 3.024
Weight of soil on the base 47.525 4.600
UDL of10.0 kPa 6.000 4.600

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS AT SLS

All forces/moments are per m width

Note: Single Source Principle applied (EN 1997-1 2.4.2(9) P NOTE)

1.Force Equilibrium at SLS

Sum of Vertical forces Pv : 111.28 kN

Frictional resistance Pfric : 40.50 kN
Passive Pressure on shear key : 0.00 kN
Passive pressure on base : 4.77 kN
Horizontal reaction at top : 38.04 kN
=> Total Horiz. resistance Fr : 83.31 kN

=> Horizontal resistance at base Fr(base) : 83.31 kN

Reaction at base : 135.02 kN
Safety factor against base sliding = Fr(base)/Reaction(base) = 0.617

*** SAFETY FACTOR IS LOWER THAN SPECIFIED MINIMUM OF 1.50 ***

FORCES ACTING ON THE WALL AT ULS:

Note: Single Source Principle applied (EN 1997-1 2.4.2(9) P NOTE)
All forces/moments are per m width

FORCES (kN ) and their LEVER ARMS (m )

Description F Horizontal Lever arm F Vertical Lever arm
left (+) down (+)
Destabilizing forces:
Total Active pressure Pa 184.001 1.935 0.000 4.300
Triangular W-table press Pw 19.846 0.567 0.000 4.300
Hydrostatic pressure on top 9.064 4.600
of rear portion of base
Hydrostatic pressure on top 0.000 2.000
of front portion of base
Hydrostatic pressure on bot -40.378 2.450
of base: uniform portion
Hydrostatic pressure on bot -37.013 3.267
of base: triangular portion
As a result of surcharge w 43.930 2.800 0.000 4.300

Stabilizing forces:
Passive pressure on base Pp -4.295 0.200
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Weight of the wall + base 95.904 3.024

Weight of soil on the base 42.773 4.600
UDL of 9.0 kPa 5.400 4.600

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS AT ULS

All forces/moments are per m width

Note: Single Source Principle applied (EN 1997-1 2.4.2(9) P NOTE)

1.Force Equilibrium at ULS

Sum of Vertical forces Pv : 100.15 kN

Frictional resistance Pfric : 36.45 kN
Passive Pressure on shear key : 0.00 kN
Passive pressure on base : 4.30 kN
Horizontal reaction at top : 55.38 kN
=> Total Horiz. resistance Fr : 96.13 kN

=> Horizontal resistance at base Fr(base) : 96.13 kN

Reaction at base : 192.40 kN
Safety factor against base sliding = Fr(base)/Reaction(base) = 0.500

*** SAFETY FACTOR IS LOWER THAN 1.00 ***

SOIL PRESSURES UNDER BASE AT SLS

Maximum pressure : 27.72 kPa

Minimum pressure : 17.70 kPa
Maximum pressure occurs at left hand side of base

WALL MOMENTS (ULS) AND REINFORCEMENT TO BS8110 - 1997

Position from Moment Front Reinforcing Back Reinforcing Nominal (0.13%)

base top (m ) (kNm ) (mm^2/m) (mm^2/m) (mm^2/m)

0.00 74.23 0.00 718.87 390.00

0.10 60.75 0.00 588.32 390.00
0.20 48.06 0.00 465.44 390.00
0.30 36.14 0.00 349.96 390.00
0.40 24.95 0.00 241.65 390.00
0.50 14.48 0.00 140.26 390.00
0.60 4.70 0.00 45.54 390.00
0.70 -4.41 42.75 0.00 390.00
0.80 -12.89 124.87 0.00 390.00
0.90 -20.76 201.05 0.00 390.00
1.00 -28.04 271.55 0.00 390.00
1.10 -34.76 336.61 0.00 390.00
1.20 -40.94 396.46 0.00 390.00
1.30 -46.59 451.23 0.00 390.00
1.40 -51.74 501.03 0.00 390.00
1.50 -56.38 545.99 0.00 390.00
1.60 -60.53 586.21 0.00 390.00
1.70 -64.21 621.80 0.00 390.00
1.80 -67.42 652.88 0.00 390.00
1.90 -70.17 679.57 0.00 390.00
2.00 -72.49 701.97 0.00 390.00
2.10 -74.37 720.21 0.00 390.00
2.20 -75.83 734.39 0.00 390.00
2.30 -76.89 744.63 0.00 390.00
2.40 -77.55 751.04 0.00 390.00
2.50 -77.83 753.74 0.00 390.00
2.60 -77.74 752.83 0.00 390.00
2.70 -77.28 748.44 0.00 390.00
2.80 -76.48 740.68 0.00 390.00
2.90 -75.34 729.65 0.00 390.00
3.00 -73.88 715.48 0.00 390.00
3.10 -72.10 698.28 0.00 390.00
3.20 -70.03 678.15 0.00 390.00
3.30 -67.66 655.23 0.00 390.00
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3.40 -65.01 629.61 0.00 390.00

3.50 -62.10 601.41 0.00 390.00
3.60 -58.94 570.75 0.00 390.00
3.70 -55.53 537.74 0.00 390.00
3.80 -51.89 502.49 0.00 390.00
3.90 -48.03 465.11 0.00 390.00
4.00 -43.96 425.73 0.00 390.00
4.10 -39.70 384.45 0.00 390.00
4.20 -35.25 341.39 0.00 390.00
4.30 -30.63 296.66 0.00 390.00
4.40 -25.85 250.38 0.00 390.00
4.50 -20.93 202.65 0.00 390.00
4.60 -15.86 153.60 0.00 390.00
4.70 -10.67 103.33 0.00 390.00
4.80 -5.37 51.96 0.00 390.00
4.90 0.04 0.00 0.40 390.00
5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 390.00

BASE MOMENTS (ULS) AND REINFORCEMENT TO BS8110 - 1997

Position from Moment Top Reinforcing Bot Reinforcing Nominal (0.13%)

left(m ) (kNm ) (mm^2/m) (mm^2/m) (mm^2/m)

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 780.00

0.09 -0.27 0.00 1.18 780.00
0.19 -1.07 0.00 4.73 780.00
0.28 -2.42 0.00 10.64 780.00
0.38 -4.30 0.00 18.92 780.00
0.47 -6.71 0.00 29.56 780.00
0.57 -9.67 0.00 42.56 780.00
0.66 -13.16 0.00 57.93 780.00
0.75 -17.19 0.00 75.67 780.00
0.85 -21.76 0.00 95.77 780.00
0.94 -26.86 0.00 118.23 780.00
1.04 -32.50 0.00 143.06 780.00
1.13 -38.68 0.00 170.25 780.00
1.22 -45.39 0.00 199.81 780.00
1.32 -52.64 0.00 231.73 780.00
1.41 -60.43 0.00 266.02 780.00
1.51 -68.76 0.00 302.67 780.00
1.60 -77.62 0.00 341.69 780.00
1.70 -87.02 0.00 383.07 780.00
1.79 -96.96 0.00 426.81 780.00
1.88 -107.44 0.00 472.92 780.00
1.98 -118.45 0.00 521.40 780.00
2.07 -130.00 0.00 572.24 780.00
2.17 -142.08 0.00 625.44 780.00
2.26 -154.71 0.00 681.01 780.00
2.36 -167.87 0.00 738.94 780.00
2.45 -181.57 0.00 799.24 780.00
2.54 -195.80 0.00 861.90 780.00
2.64 -210.57 0.00 926.93 780.00
2.73 -225.88 0.00 994.32 780.00
2.83 -241.73 0.00 1064.08 780.00
2.92 -258.12 0.00 1136.20 780.00
3.02 -275.04 0.00 1210.69 780.00
3.11 -292.49 0.00 1287.54 780.00
3.20 -310.49 0.00 1366.75 780.00
3.30 -329.02 0.00 1448.33 780.00
3.39 -348.09 0.00 1532.27 780.00
3.49 -367.70 0.00 1618.58 780.00
3.58 -387.84 0.00 1708.42 780.00
3.67 -408.53 0.00 1804.96 780.00
3.77 -429.74 0.00 1904.65 780.00
3.86 -451.50 0.00 2007.57 780.00
3.96 -473.79 0.00 2113.77 780.00
4.05 -496.62 0.00 2223.32 780.00
4.15 -501.11 0.00 2244.96 780.00
4.24 -329.30 1449.57 0.00 780.00
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4.33 -194.55 856.39 0.00 780.00

4.43 -135.10 594.71 0.00 780.00
4.52 -86.47 380.62 0.00 780.00
4.62 -48.64 214.10 0.00 780.00
4.71 -21.62 95.15 0.00 780.00
4.81 -5.40 23.79 0.00 780.00
4.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 780.00

SHEAR CHECK AT WALL-BASE JUNCTION TO BS8110 - 1997

Shear force at bottom of wall V = 148.4 kN

Shear stress at bottom of wall v = 0.59 MPa INADEQUATE
Allowable shear stress vc = 0.51 MPa (based on Wall tensile reinf.)

Sketch of Wall

Design code: BS8110 - 1997

Load Case: Default

0.30 10.00
0.10

R=38.04kN 0.00°
0.00°

20.00°
5.60

1.70

4.00 0.30
0.60
0.60

0.60

Ka=0.49
Kp=2.04
µ=0.36
V=148.4kN
17.7kPa v= 0.59MPa
27.7kPa vc= 0.51MPa
Wall type: Propped cantilever SFslip = 0.62
Theory: Coulomb SFslip (ULS) = 0.50
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Wall Bending Moments

Wall Moments

Moment max = -77.83kNm @ 2.50m

5.00

4.50

4.00

3.50

3.00
Height (m)

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.500
-80.0

-60.0

-40.0

-20.0

0.00

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0
Bending moment (kNm)

Base Bending Moments

Base Moments Moment max = -501.1kNm @ 4.15m

.200
.400
.600
.800
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
2.20
2.40
2.60
2.80
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.60
3.80
4.00
4.20
4.40
4.60
4.80

-50.0
-100
-150
Bending moment (kNm)

-200
-250
-300
-350
-400
-450
-500

Position (m)