Reinforced concrete masonry gravity retaining walls relying on gravity loads to resist the overturning.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design example.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
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.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Global stability and ground resistance verifications ec2.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Worked example to accompany mbie guidance on the seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites in greater christchurch version 2 november 2014.
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.
And standards australia reinforced concrete design handbook hb71 2002.
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.
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 reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110.
Cantilever concrete retaining walls are commonly used for residential purposes often as integral basement walls.
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.
Two equations are developed.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
Example 2 4 uls combinations of actions on a reinforced concrete retaining wall ec2 clause 2 4.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Design procedure overview 3.
19 example 2 5 concrete retaining wall.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Conditions and wall geometry n a design example which demonstrates the use of the australian standard and.
Based on our example in figure a 1 we have the forces due to soil pressure due to water and surcharge load to consider.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.