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Spreadsheets to BS 8110etc

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REINFORCED CONCRETE COUNCIL

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rc

02-Nov-2016

RETAINING WALL design to BS 8110:1997, BS 8002:1994. BS 8004:1986 etc.

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Originated from 'RCC62.xls' on CD

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chg

1999 BCA for RCC

101

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IDEALISED STRUCTURE and FORCE DIAGRAMS

R68

DESIGN STATUS:

NOT VALID

L in e L o a d L G K , L Q K in k N / m

WARNING :
Passive pressure should
only be considered if it
can be guaranteed that
there will be no future
excavation in front of
the wall.

X
S u r c h a r g e S G K , S Q K in k N / m

TW
H

W A TE R

LS

LW

Tb

Hn

HP
LP

LE

HW

LL

B 1

B N

TN
B

DIMENSIONS (mm)
H=
1000
B=
2750
Hw =
100
BI =
1000
Hp =
200
BN =
0
Hn =
0
MATERIAL PROPERTIES
fcu =
35
gm =
N/mm
fy =
460
gm =
N/mm
cover to tension steel =
Max allowable design surface crack width (W) =
Concrete density =
SOIL PROPERTIES
Design angle of int'l friction of retained mat'l () =
Design cohesion of retained mat'l (C ) =
Density of retained mat'l (q ) =
Submerged Density of retained mat'l (qs ) =
Design angle of int'l friction of base mat'l (b) =
Design cohesion of base material (Cb ) =
Density of base material (qb ) =
Allowable gross ground bearing pressure (GBP) =
LOADINGS

Surcharge load -- live (SQK) =

Surcharge load -- dead (SGK) =
Line load -- live (LQK) =
Line load -- dead (LGK) =
Distance of line load from wall (X) =

LATERAL FORCES (unfactored)

PE =
PS(GK) =
PS(QK) =
PL(GK) =
PL(QK) =
PW =
Total
PP =

Ka =
Kp =
Kpc =
Kac =

Tw =
Tb =
TN =

250
400
0

1.5
1.05
50
0.3
24

concrete
steel
mm
mm
kN/m

30
0
20
13.33
20
10
10
200

degree
kN/m
kN/m
kN/m
degree
kN/m
kN/m
kN/m

10
10
15
20
1000

kN/m

0.33
2.04
2.86
1.15

[ default ka = (1-SIN )/(1+SIN ) ] 0.33

=
[ default kp = (1+SIN b)/(1-SIN b) ]2.04
=
[ default kpc = 2kp0.5 ] =
2.86
0.5
[ 2ka ]

Wall Geometry

kN/m
kN/m
mm

(Only granular backfil considered, "C" = zero)

[default=2/3*q (only apply when Hw >0)
13.33
]=
ASSUMPTIONS

a) Wall friction is zero

b) Minimum active earth pressure = 0.25qH
c) Granular backfill
d)Does not include check of rotational slide/slope failure
e)Does not include effect of seepage of ground
water beneath the wall.
f)Does not include deflection check of wall due to
lateral earth pressures
h) Design not intended for walls over 3.0 m high

Force

Lever arm

Moment about TOE

gf

Fult

Mult

(kN)
3.32
3.33
3.33
6.67
5.00

(m)
LE = 0.334
LS = 0.50
LS = 0.50
LL = 0.16
LL = 0.16

(kNm)
1.11
1.67
1.67
1.07
0.80

1.40
1.40
1.60
1.40
1.60

(kN)
4.65
4.67
5.33
9.33
8.00

(kNm)
1.56
2.33
2.67
1.50
1.29

0.05

LW = 0.03

0.00

1.40

0.07

0.00

21.71

-6.12

6.32

(LP-HN) = 0.10

-0.60

1.00

32.05

9.35

-6.12

-0.60