Coefficient of soil friction ф.
Retaining wall design worked example.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
The following worked example is for a free standing cantilever wall that is considered.
Unit weight of concrete ɣ c.
The following worked examples have been prepared to illustrate the application of bs8002 to retaining wall design.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi.
30 unit weight of soil ɣ s.
Consider the cantilever retaining wall with the cross section shown in the above figure a 1 which retains a 2m depth of soil having the groundwater table at 1 0m level.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Bs8002 introduces radical changes in the design of retaining walls.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Design procedure overview 3.
Two equations are developed in this.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example1 8.
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.
Development of structural design equations.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Figure a 1 retaining wall cross section.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Usually the cantilever wall stem is of concrete block construction rising from an in situ concrete foundation.
Two equations are developed in this section for determining the thickness reinforcement required to resist the bending moment in the retaining wall components stem toe and heel.
Unit weight of water ɣ w.
Soil bearing capacity q all.
Design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.