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Retaining Wall with Counterfort Check of Stability & Calculation of Internal forces
And design sections According ACI 318-08 Rev1.0
Project :- Designed by:- M. Abu Shady
Building :- Checked by:-
M. Abu Shady
Element:-
Retaining Wall with Counterfort
Date:-
Location:- M.A.S.
01-Jul-14
2-Internal Forces of Retaining Wall:
a- Toe Slab Moment and Shear:
finding net stress on Toe Slab
127.3 KN/m2 Upward 116.5 KN/m2 Upward
112.3 KN/m2 Upward
620.0KN.m/m BOT. RFT. Use 9 T 18 /m' Tension RFT.
Q
Toe max Ult. @d dis. From b
= 340 KN/m < Vc = 534 KN/m Where
ACI318-08 , Eq 11-3
b- Heel Slab Moment and Shear:
finding net stress on Heel Slab
-82.0 KN/m2 Downward
-102.9 KN/m2 Downward
-88.4 KN/m2 Downward
-78.3KN.m/m TOP RFT. Use 8 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
M
heel longitudinal Ult. @d -Ve
=
-74.7KN.m/m TOP RFT. Use 8 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
M
heel longitudinal Ult. @d +Ve
=
62.2KN.m/m BOT. RFT. Use 8 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
Q
Heel max Transverse Ult. @d
= 146 KN/m < Vc = 534 KN/m
Q
Heel max longitudinal Ult. @d
= 170 KN/m < Vc = 534 KN/m
C- Stem Slab Moment and Shear:
56.69 50.09 1.67 KN/m2
M
stem vertical Ult. @c cant -ve
=
-47.5KN.m/m Use 3 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
M
stem longitudinal Ult. @z -Ve
=
-36.4KN.m/m Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
M
stem longitudinal Ult. @z +Ve
=
30.3KN.m/m Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
M
stem longitudinal Ult. @z0 -Ve
=
-1.2KN.m/m Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
M
stem longitudinal Ult. @z0 +Ve
=
1.0KN.m/m Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
Q
Stem max Cantilever Ult. @c
= 94 KN/m < Vc = 173 KN/m
Q
Stem max longitudinal Ult. @z
= 83 KN/m < Vc
d- Counterfort Moment and Shear:
= 3.35 m = 6.11 m = 3.06 m
= 2.23 m = 1.12 m
50.6KN.m/m Use 3 T 22 Tension RFT.
373.9KN.m/m Use 6 T 22 Tension RFT.
1261.8KN.m/m Use 9 T 22 Tension RFT.
142 KN/m < Vc = 712 KN/m use 5T10/m E.F
257 KN/m < Vc use 5T10/m E.F
M
heel Transverse Ult. @c -ve
=
OK SAFE
M
Toe Transverse max Ult. @b
=
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=
heel Slab behaves as:
1- a cantilever from point c to x with length L
c
/2, supported by stem.
2- a continuous beam from point x to d in longitudinal direction of Retaining wall
supported by counterforts
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Stem Slab behaves as:
1- a cantilever from point c at heel top to point z with length L
c
/2, supported by heel Slab.
2- a continuous beam above point z in longitudinal direction of Retaining wall supported by
counterforts slab.
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on active side
on active side
on passive side
on active side
on passive side
Counterfort Slab behaves as:
a Tee Beam its flange (is heel & stem slabs) with effective depth dctf , subjected to
1- max. moment M
Cfort@c
at c point produced from horizontal earth pressure
2- max horizontal shear VHal
Cfort@c
at c point produced from horizontal earth
pressure
stress
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on stem slab multiplied by counterfort spacing.
3- max Vertical shear VVal
Cfort@d
at d point produced from Vertical net stress
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ctf
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Cfort@c
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Hal Cfort@c
=
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Val Cfort@d
=
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z1
h
z2
M
Cfort@z2
M
Cfort@z1
d
ctf@z1
d
ctf@z2
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References:
1- Chapter 12 of Reinforced Concrete Design, Design Theory and Examples by T. J. MacGinley_3rd Ed-2006-ISBN: 0415307961_BS8110 & EC2
2- Design and Detailing of Counterfort Retaining Wall Lecture Note
http://elearning.vtu.ac.in/P6/enotes/CV61/Des_Ret_Wal-MCN.pdf
which is part of Design and Drawing of RCC Structures - CV61 Lectures
http://elearning.vtu.ac.in/CV61.html
3- Reliability Analysis of Counterfort Retaining Walls Paper (Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering 11(1) 2011)
http://www.ejse.org/Archives/Fulltext/2011/20115.pdf
4- Typical frictional resistances, Table L.1, Appendix L of Structural Foundation Designers' Manual by W. G. Curtin_2nd-2006-140513044X
Rev 1.0
Design Toe, Heel and stem slab according ACI 318-08
Design Counterfort as a beam according ACI 318-08
1- Chapter 12 of Reinforced Concrete Design, Design Theory and Examples by T. J. MacGinley_3rd Ed-2006-ISBN: 0415307961_BS8110 & EC2
4- Typical frictional resistances, Table L.1, Appendix L of Structural Foundation Designers' Manual by W. G. Curtin_2nd-2006-140513044X