TERRA AQUA GABION GRAVITY RETAINING WALL CALCULATIONS

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Descriptions symbols Input Units Notes

Values

Backfill slope angle above wall 5.700

Angle of internal friction 30
Angle of wall friction 18
Inclination angle to vertical plane 6.000
Cohesion C 0 psf ignore cohesion
Surcharge q 100 pcf
Soil density 120 pcf
Gabion density g 100 pcf
Height of wall H 9 ft
Width of base B 6 ft
Embedment d 1 ft
Allowable soil bearing capacity qa 2000 psf to be determined by Geotechnical
Engineer
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GABION RETAINING WALL
ROW 1
42
ROW 2

39 ROW 3

ROW 4
36
ROW 5
33
ROW 6

X
30 Y ROW 7

27 ROW 8

ROW 9
24
ROW 10

21 ROW 11
Y

18 ROW 12

ROW 13
15
ROW 14
12
ROW 15

9 EMBEDMT

BACKFILL
6

-3
-3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
-6
X

Row # Width Height offset Area X Moment Y Moment

(ft) (ft) (from toe) (ft)
15 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0
13 0 0 0 0 0
12 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0
9 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 9 4.5 40.5 7.5 67.5
 2 4.5 3 1.5 13.5 3.75 50.625 4.5 60.75
1 6 3 0 18 3 54 1.5 27
9 40.5 3.583 145.125 3.833 155.25

1 COULOMB'S THEORY

Active earth pressure Ka = Cos(+)

coefficient Cos cos(-) 1+ Sin(+) Sin(-)
cos(-) cos(+)

0.655
0.989 0.978 1+ 0.743 0.412
0.978 0.979

0.655
2.370

0.276

Ignore vertical components

& cohesion

Horizontal active soil thrust Phs = 0.5Ka H Cos(- )

1313.006 lb/ft

Horizontal active surcharge Phq = Ka q H Cos(- )

thrust
243.149 lb/ft

Total horizontal thrust Pha = Phs + Phq

= 1556.156 lb/ft

2 Check Overturning:

Overturning moment Mo = Phs H/3-BSin + Phq H/2-BSin

= 1313.006 2.373 + 243.149 3.873

= 4057.216 ft-lb / ft

Weight of Gabion Wg = A g

4050.000 lb / ft

Horizontal distance to Wg Xg = Y Tan + X Cos

0.403 + 3.564

= 3.967 ft

Resisting moment Mr = Wg Xg

= 16064.742 ft-lb / ft

Overturning factor of safety SFo = Mr

 Mo

3.960 2.000 O.K

3 Check Sliding

Total vertical weight W = Wg

= 4050.000 lb/ft

Frictional force F = W Tan

= 4050.000 0.577

= 2338.269

Siding factor of safety SFs = F

Pha

1.503 1.500 O.K

4 Check the Eccentricity of Resultant Force

(Resultant is in middle one third)

Eccentricity e = 0.5 B - ( Mr - Mo)

W

= 3.000 - 2.965

= -B/6 e +B/6

-1.000 0.035 1
O.K O.K

5 Check Bearing

Meyerhof

Applied bearing pressure P = W

B - 2e

= 4050.000
6.000 - 0.070

= 683.009 psf 2000.000 O.K

Additional calculations may have to be performed including and not limiting to global stability analysis
(by Geotechnical Engineer), seismic forces (by Seismic Engineer) and hydraulic forces (by Hydraulic
Engineer). Please check local, State and Federal requirements. The calculator assumes drained uniformed
retained and foundation soil properties. The calculations should be reviewed, checked and certified by a
Professional Engineer. To the best of our knowledge, the calculator and information was prepared accurately.
Terra Aqua is not responsible for the reliability and validity of the geotechnical parameters assumed in the
calculations. The calculator is intended to provide design assistance to the engineer for the purpose of
designing with Terra Aqua products.