Conditions and wall geometry n a design example which demonstrates the use of the australian standard and.
Reinforced concrete retaining wall design example.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
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.
Cantilever concrete retaining walls are commonly used for residential purposes often as integral basement walls.
Example 2 4 uls combinations of actions on a reinforced concrete retaining wall ec2 clause 2 4.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
Forces on retaining walls 6.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
Two equations are developed.
And standards australia reinforced concrete design handbook hb71 2002.
Retaining wall design 10 editionth a design guide for earth retaining structures contents at a glance.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
Reinforced concrete masonry gravity retaining walls relying on gravity loads to resist the overturning.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Retaining walls example 3 16 design of a cantilever retaining wall bs 8 110.
The stem may have constant thickness along the length or may be tapered based on economic and construction criteria.
Sketches of the retaining wall forces should be considered to properly distinguish the different forces acting on our retaining wall as tackled in the previous article retaining wall.
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.
Ce 437 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Two equations are developed in this.
Global stability and ground resistance verifications ec2.
Strength of reinforced concrete sections amount of rebar a s the project calls for 5 10 and 5 12 are used.
Strength reduced from 136 7 to 114 9 in kips.
Design of reinforced concrete elements to bs 8110 126 example 3 16 continued sum of restoring moments m res is m res w w 0 9 w b 2 w s 2 55 48 0 9 38 4 2 275 5 2 55 822 5 knm.
Worked example to accompany mbie guidance on the seismic design of retaining structures for residential sites in greater christchurch version 2 november 2014.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
19 example 2 5 concrete retaining wall.
Design procedure overview 3.