Retaining Wall with Counterfort Check of Stability & Calculation of Internal forces

And design sections According ACI 318-08

Project :- Designed by:- M. Abu Shady
Building :- Checked by:- M. Abu Shady
Element:- Retaining Wall with Counterfort Date:- 26-Oct-17
Location:-

General Input :
fc'=32 N/mm2 fy=420 N/mm2
tw= 0.30 m LL=5.0 KN/m2
C=24 KN/m3
= 0.58
qall=150 KN/m2 Active Soil
Cover=50 mm s=18KN/m3
Ignore Passive Soil YES Ka= 0.333
Ignore Soil wet W5 YES
4
5
0.60 m co
Passive Soil
Hp=2.10m Kp= 3

tb= 0.80 m
2.60m 3.60m

b= 6.50 m
d=0.74m

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Transverse direction
1-Check Stability of Wall: Elevation Plan
a- Check of Retaining Wall Overturning:
Calculation of W & Stability Moment M
C
Dist. From load Moments M @
Description of loads Loads W kN/m' to point O (m) O KN.m/m' & _

Weight of stem
W1 66.02 2.750 181.57
_= _

Weight of base slab W2 _=(_ _
124.80 3.250 405.60 ^2)/2

Weight of earth over -_ _=(_ _

Heel slab W3 594.22 4.700 2792.82 _^2)/2

Weight of Counterfort _=_ _(_ )+_*

W4 using(c-s) 45.02 4.100 184.57
_(_ )- _*_(_ )

Weight of earth over 0.00 1.300 0.00

Toe slab W5
W=830.06 M=3564.55

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Retaining Wall with Counterfort Check of Stability & Calculation of Internal forces
And design sections According ACI 318-08
Project :- Designed by:- M. Abu Shady
Building :- Checked by:- M. Abu Shady
Element:- Retaining Wall with Counterfort Date:- 26-Oct-17
Location:-

=/ Err:501 Err:501
_( )
b- Check of Retaining Wall Sliding:
_ =_+ = 299.87 ^
_- _
" Err:501 ^
"
= /_ Err:501 Err:501

c- Check of Retaining Wall bearing Capacity:

finding eccentricity e, take moments @ point O
M@o=0=x+_ , Err:501 , = 0.16 m , /6 = 1.083 m e /

=// =()/(1)()/((1^3)12) /2
=()/(6)/^2 = ()/(16/)
Err:501 129.73 KN/m2 135.75 KN/m2
_=()/(1+ ,_( ,_(
6/)= Err:501 =) 131.46 KN/m2 =)
_=()/(1 ,_(
6/)= OK SAFE < qall =)

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Retaining Wall with Counterfort Check of Stability & Calculation of Internal forces
And design sections According ACI 318-08
Project :- Designed by:- M. Abu Shady
Building :- Checked by:- M. Abu Shady
Element:- Retaining Wall with Counterfort Date:- 26-Oct-17
Location:-
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 ,
=
MToe Transverse max Ult.@b= 620.0KN.m/m BOT. RFT. Use
_9 T 18 /m' Tension RFT.
=
QToe max Ult. @d dis. From b = 340 KN/m < Vc = 534 KN/m Where
OK SAFE ACI318-08 , Eq 11-3
b- Heel Slab Moment and Shear:
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

finding net stress on Heel Slab

_ -82.0 KN/m2 Downward
=_
-102.9 KN/m2 Downward
=_
-88.4 KN/m2 Downward
=
Mheel Transverse Ult.@c -ve= -78.3KN.m/m TOP RFT. Use 8 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
Mheel longitudinal Ult.@d -Ve= -74.7KN.m/m TOP RFT. Use 8 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
Mheel longitudinal Ult.@d +Ve= 62.2KN.m/m BOT. RFT. Use 8 T 16 /m' Tension RFT.
QHeel max Transverse Ult. @d= 146 KN/m < Vc = 534 KN/m
QHeel max longitudinal Ult. @d= 170 KN/m < Vc = 534 KN/m
C- Stem Slab Moment and Shear:
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.
_( 56.69 50.09 1.67 KN/m2
@) =
Mstem vertical Ult.@c cant -ve= -47.5KN.m/monactive
, side
_( ,3
Use _(/m'
T 16 Tension RFT.
@=) @)
Mstem longitudinal Ult.@z -Ve= -36.4KN.m/mon= active side =Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
Mstem longitudinal Ult.@z +Ve= 30.3KN.m/m on passive side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
Mstem longitudinal Ult.@z0 -Ve= -1.2KN.m/m on active side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
Mstem longitudinal Ult.@z0 +Ve= 1.0KN.m/m on passive side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
QStem max Cantilever Ult. @c= 94 KN/m < Vc = 173 KN/m
QStem max longitudinal Ult. @z= 83 KN/m < Vc
d- Counterfort Moment and Shear:
Counterfort Slab behaves as:
a Tee Beam its flange (is heel & stem slabs) with effiective depth d ctf , subjected to
1- max. moment MCfort@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 _
on heel slab multiplied by counterfort spacing.

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Retaining Wall with Counterfort Check of Stability & Calculation of Internal forces
And design sections
Counterfort According
Slab behaves as: ACI 318-08
a Tee Beam its flange (is heel & stem slabs) with effiective depth d ctf , subjected to M. Abu Shady
Project :- Designed by:-
1- max. moment MCfort@c at c point produced from horizontal earth pressure
Buildingat:- c point produced from horizontal earthChecked M. Abu Shady
2- max horizontal shear VHal Cfort@c pressureby:-
stress _( @) onElement:- Retaining Wall with Counterfort
stem slab multiplied by counterfort spacing. Date:- 26-Oct-17
3- max Vertical shear VVal Cfort@d at
Location:- d point produced from Vertical net stress _
on heel slab multiplied by counterfort spacing.

" = 3.35 m " = 6.11 m " = 3.06 m

d h
"d ctf"@ h ctf"@
"d
z1
= 2.23 m = 1.12 m
ct z2
"M Cfort@z2z1" "
50.6KN.m/mz2" Use 3 T 22 Tension RFT.
f"
="M 373.9KN.m/m Use 6 T 22 Tension RFT.
Cfort@z1 "
="M
Cfort@c " 1261.8KN.m/m Use 9 T 22 Tension RFT.
V=Hal Cfort@c = 142 KN/m < Vc = 712 KN/m use 5T10/m E.F
VVal Cfort@d = 257 KN/m < Vc use 5T10/m E.F

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8.47 m

H=9.97m

-1.50 m

tc= 0.30 m

Lc= 2.20 m

tc= 0.30 m

Transverse direction
Plan

C _, _, _
& _

= 1.67

= 298.20

= 0.00

_=_ _(_ )+_* = 999.34 .

_(_ )- _*_(_ )
^

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e /6 to ignor tension stress

135.75 KN/m2

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KN/m2 Upward

ACI318-08 , Eq 11-3

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References:
1- Chapter 12 of Reinforced Concrete Design, Design Theory and Examples by T. J. MacGinley_3rd Ed-2006-ISBN: 04153079
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

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Design Toe, Heel and stem slab according ACI 318-08
Design Counterfort as a beam according ACI 318-08