This practical design manual intends to outline practice of detailed design and detailings of reinforced concrete work to the code.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design pdf.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Design the wall and base reinforcement assuming fcu 35 knm 2 f y 500 knm 2 and the cover to reinforcement in the wall and base are respectively 35.
Two equations are developed in this.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
However retaining wallscanalsobeconstructed for aesthetic landscaping purposes.
Coefþcient of friction is 0 4 and the unit weight of reinforced concrete is 24 knm 3 1.
Design for earth loads retaining walls which set out a design.
Detailings of individual.
The wall can be either cast insitu figure 6 or precast figure 7.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Masonry cantilever retaining walls design and construction guide ma51 available from the concrete masonry association of australia.
Calculate ground bearing pressures.
2 version 2 3 may 2008 types of members are included in the respective sections for the types though.
7 0 walls 102 8 0 corbels 116 9 0 cantilever structures 124.
Concrete deadman driven into the ground or anchored into the earth with sufficient resistance.
Design procedure overview 3.
3 gravity retaining wall gl1 gl2 retaining walls are usually built to hold back soil mass.
Constructed using a reinforced concrete masonry stem steel reinforcement grouted into hollow concrete blockwork which is built on a reinforced concrete footing.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
Determine the factors of safety against sliding and overturning.
Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
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.
Gravity wall masonry or plain concrete cantilever retaining wall rcc.
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.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Design and detailing of retaining walls.
In 1990 the concrete masonry association of australia cmaa published masonry walling guide no 4.
Reinforced concrete walls cantilever retaining walls can be constructed entirely from reinforced concrete.