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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.
General Input :
fc'=32 N/mm2 fy=420 N/mm2
C=24 KN/m3
tw= 0.30 m LL=5.0 KN/m2
8.47 m
= 0.58
qall=150 KN/m2 Active Soil
Cover=50 mm s=18KN/m3
Ignore Passive Soil YES Ka= 0.333
Ignore Soil wet W
5 YES
H=9.97m
0.60 m
Passive Soil
Hp=2.10m Kp= 3
tb= 0.80 m -1.50 m
2.60m 3.60m
b= 6.50 m tc= 0.30 m
d=0.74m
Lc= 2.20 m
tc= 0.30 m
1-Check Stability of Wall: Elevation
a- Check of Retaining Wall Overturning:
Calculation of W & Stability Moment M
Description of loads Loads W kN/m'
Dist. From load
to point O (m)
Moments M @
O KN.m/m'
Weight of stem
W
1
66.02 2.750 181.57 = 1.67
Weight of base slab W
2
124.80 3.250 405.60 = 298.20
Weight of earth over
Heel slab W
3
594.22 4.700 2792.82 = 0.00
Weight of Counterfort
W
4
using(c-
s
)
45.02 4.100 184.57 = 999.34
Weight of earth over
Toe slab W5
0.00 1.300 0.00
W=830.06 M=3564.55
= 3.57
b- Check of Retaining Wall Sliding:
= 299.87
= 481.43
= 1.61
c- Check of Retaining Wall bearing Capacity:
finding eccentricity e, take moments @ point O
= 3.09 m = 0.16 m = 1.083 m
01-Jul-14
> 1.5, OK SAFE
> 1.5, OK SAFE
OK SAFE < qall
146.51 KN/m2
108.89 KN/m2
129.73 KN/m2
131.46 KN/m2
135.75 KN/m2
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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
=
,

=
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

=
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.

@
=
,
@=
,
@
=
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
@
on stem slab multiplied by counterfort spacing.
3- max Vertical shear VVal
Cfort@d
at d point produced from Vertical net stress


d
ctf

M
Cfort@c
=
V
Hal Cfort@c
=
V
Val Cfort@d
=
h
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

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