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

And design sections According ACI 318-08 Rev1.0

Project :- Alkhars - driving schools Designed by:- ENG/Almonther Saleem
Building :- Checked by:- ENG/Almonther Saleem
Element:- Retaining Wall with Counterfort Date:- 04-May-24
Location:- M.A.S.
General Input :
fc'=28 N/mm2 fy=420 N/mm2
tw= 0.30 m LL=10.0 KN/m2 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 3.20 m
ɣC=25 KN/m3
µ= 0.58
qall=150 KN/m2 Active Soil
Cover=50 mm ɣs=17KN/m3
Ignore Passive Soil YES Ka= 0.333
Ignore Soil wet W5 YES
𝑊5 𝑊4 H=4.00m
𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 0.00 m co
Passive Soil
Hp=0.80m Kp= 3

tb= 0.80 m 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 -0.80 m

0.20m 2.00m

longitudinal direction
b= 2.50 m tc= 0.30 m
d=0.74m
Lc= 3.00 m

tc= 0.30 m

Transverse direction
1-Check Stability of Wall: Elevation Plan
a- Check of Retaining Wall Overturning:
Calculation of ∑W & Stability Moment ∑M
Dist. From Moments M C𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝑳 , 𝑷𝒉𝒂 , 𝑷𝒉𝒑
Description of loads Loads W kN/m' load to point @O & 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑴𝒐
O (m) KN.m/m'
Weight of stem
24.00 0.350 8.40 = 3.33 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚′
W1 𝑃 = 𝐿𝐿𝐾 𝐻
Weight of base slab W2 50.00 1.250 62.50 ɣ 𝐾 𝐻 = 45.33 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚′
𝑃 =
2
Weight of earth over 𝑯-𝒕𝒃 ɣ 𝐾 𝐻
108.80 1.500 163.20 𝑃 = = 0.00 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚′
Heel slab W3 2

Weight of Counterfort 𝑴𝒐 = 𝑃 ∗𝐻 +𝑃 * 𝐻 - 𝑃 *𝐻
8.53 1.167 9.96 = 67.11 𝐾𝑁. 𝑚⁄𝑚
W4 using(ɣc-ɣs)

Weight of earth over

0.00 0.100 0.00
Toe slab W5
∑W=191.33 ∑M=244.06

𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 = ∑𝑴/𝑴𝒐 = 3.64 > 1.5, OK SAFE

b- Check of Retaining Wall Sliding:

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙 ∑ 𝑃 = 𝑃 + 𝑃 - 𝑃 = 48.67 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚
𝑆𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 µ∑𝑊 = 110.97 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚
𝑆𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 = µ∑𝑀 /∑𝑃 = 2.28 > 1.5, OK SAFE

c- Check of Retaining Wall bearing Capacity:

finding eccentricity e, take moments @ point O
M@o= 0 = −∑𝑊 ∗ x + ∑𝑀 − 𝑀 ,∴ 𝑥 = 0.92 m ,𝑒 = 0.33 m , 𝑏/6 = 0.417 m e 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 ≤ 𝑏/6 to ignore tension stress
∑ ∗∑ ∑ ∗∑ ∑
𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒇 = ± 𝑦= ± ∗
= ± = (1 ± )
∗

𝒇𝒂 =
∑
(1 + )= 136.27 KN/m2 ,𝒇𝒄 112.37 KN/m2 ,𝒇𝒆 162.07 KN/m2
𝒇𝒅 =
∑
(1 − )= 16.80 KN/m2 ,𝒇𝒃 126.71 KN/m2
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 Rev1.0
Project :- Alkhars - driving schools Designed by:- ENG/Almonther Saleem
Building :- Checked by:- ENG/Almonther Saleem
Element:- Retaining Wall with Counterfort Date:- 04-May-24
Location:- M.A.S.
2-Internal Forces of Retaining Wall:
a- Toe Slab Moment and Shear:
finding net stress on Toe Slab
𝒇𝒏𝒂 = 116.3 KN/m2 Upward , 𝒇𝒏𝒆 = 142.1 KN/m2 Upward
𝒇𝒏𝒃 = 106.7 KN/m2 Upward
MToe Transverse max Ult. @b = 3.4KN.m/m BOT. RFT. Use 6 T 18 /m' Tension RFT.
QToe max Ult. @d dis. From b = -105 KN/m < ΦVc = 499 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 Lc/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
𝒇𝒏𝒄 = 25.2 KN/m2 Upward
𝒇𝒏𝒅 = -70.4 KN/m2 Downward
𝒇𝒏𝒙 = -46.5 KN/m2 Downward
M heel Transverse Ult. @c -ve = -38.2KN.m/m TOP RFT. Use 6 T 18 /m' Tension RFT.
M heel longitudinal Ult. @d -Ve = -95.0KN.m/m TOP RFT. Use 6 T 18 /m' Tension RFT.
M heel longitudinal Ult. @d +Ve = 79.2KN.m/m BOT. RFT. Use 6 T 18 /m' Tension RFT.
QHeel max Transverse Ult. @d = 105 KN/m < ΦVc = 499 KN/m
QHeel max longitudinal Ult. @d = 158 KN/m < ΦVc = 499 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 Lc/2, supported by heel Slab.
2- a continuous beam above point z in longitudinal direction of Retaining wall supported by
counterforts slab.
𝒇𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 @𝒄 = 21.47 , 𝒇𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 @𝒛 12.97 , 𝒇𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 @𝒛𝟎 = 3.33 KN/m2
M stem vertical Ult. @c cant -ve = -26.7KN.m/mon active side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
M stem longitudinal Ult. @z -Ve = -17.5KN.m/m on active side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
M stem longitudinal Ult. @z +Ve = 14.6KN.m/m on passive side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
Mstem longitudinal Ult.@z0 -Ve= -4.5KN.m/m on active side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
Mstem longitudinal Ult.@z0 +Ve= 3.8KN.m/m on passive side Use 5 T 12 /m' Tension RFT.
QStem max Cantilever Ult. @c = 48 KN/m < ΦVc = 162 KN/m
QStem max longitudinal Ult. @z = 29 KN/m < ΦVc
d- Counterfort Moment and Shear:
Counterfort Slab behaves as:
a Tee Beam its flange (is heel & stem slabs) with effective depth dctf , 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 𝒇𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 @𝒄 on stem slab multiplied by counterfort spacing.
3- max Vertical shear VVal Cfort@d at d point produced from Vertical net stress 𝒇𝒏𝒅
dctf = 1.70 m hz1 = 2.13 m hz2 = 1.07 m
dctf@z1 = 1.13 m dctf@z2 = 0.57 m
MCfort@z2 3.6KN.m/m Use 3 T 16 Tension RFT.
MCfort@z1 21.3KN.m/m Use 6 T 16 Tension RFT.
MCfort@c = 72.0KN.m/m Use 7 T 18 Tension RFT.
VHal Cfort@c = 71 KN/m < ΦVc = 331 KN/m use 5T10/m E.F
VVal Cfort@d = 232 KN/m < ΦVc use 5T10/m E.F

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