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Page 1: TYPES OF RETAINING WALLS

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TYPES OF RETAINING WALLS

Figure 13.1. Das FGE (2005)

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PROPORTIONING RETAINING WALLS

NOTE:Dmin = 2 ft

Gravity Wall Cantilever Wall

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RETAINING WALL DESIGN ANALYSES

Overturning Sliding

Bearing Capacity

Figure 13.4. Das FGE (2005)

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LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES

Figure 13.3. Das FGE (2005)

Cantilever Wall

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LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES

Figure 13.3. Das FGE (2005)

Gravity Wall - Rankine Gravity Wall - Coulomb

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goverturnin

resistinggoverturnin M

MFS

CHECK FOR OVERTURNING

FS ≥ 1.5 to 2

Forces Acting Against Retaining Wall

Cantilever Gravity

Figure 13.5. Das FGE (2005)

NOTE:Neglect Pp for Mresisting

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driving

resistingsliding F

FFS

CHECK FOR SLIDING

Forces Acting Against Retaining Wall

Figure 13.6. Das FGE (2005)

FS ≥ 1.5 to 2

acBVR tan

Where:

R' = Friction Force along Base' = Interfacial Friction Anglec'a = Adhesion

Optional Key

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cosaPVR

goverturninresistingnet MMM

CHECK FOR BEARING CAPACITY

Forces Acting on Retaining WallFigure 13.6. Das FGE (2005) CE

Be

2

V

MXCE net

Resultant Force on Bottom of Wall (R)

Net Moments about Point C (i.e. Wall Toe)

Distance from Toe to Location of R (CE)

Eccentricity of Resultant (e)

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12

)1( 3BIeVM net ;

I

yM

A

Vq net

CHECK FOR BEARING CAPACITY

Forces Acting on Retaining WallFigure 13.6. Das FGE (2005)

maxq

qFS uacitybearingcap

B

e

B

Vqq

B

e

B

Vqq

heel

toe

61

61

min

max

Factor of Safety (FS) for Bearing Capacity

Pressure Distribution under Wall Base

Maximum and Minimum Pressures

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EFFECT OF SURCHARGE ON ACTIVE THRUST

P' = qHKa

Uniform Load q

P'H

W+qb

b

H/2