Cantilever R.C.C.

Retaining Wall Design

by Mr. Win Aung Cho, P.E., C Eng, S.E., M.ASCE / 2018
Reference: STRUCTURAL CONCRETE, Theory and Design 6th Edition by M.Nadim Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer
Back fill data

unit weight of soil 110 pcf

internal friction 30 deg Input
Trial input
Water table 0f To be checked
Result
Surcharge 300 psf

Height difference 8f H
Height embedded 3f D

Friction Conc-Soil 0.35

Friction Soil-Soil 0.5

Design Data
f'c 2500 psi
fy 50000 psi
Unit weight of Conc 150 pcf

Wall geometry

Height of wall 11.00 f

Base thickness 0.88 f 1.00 Tbase
Base length 5.83 f 7.00 Lbase
Base projection 1.87 f 1.25 Ltoe
Stem thickness
Top 8.00 in 8.00 Ttop
Bottom 10.50 in 12.00 Tbot

Safety against overturning 2.61 > 2

Base eccen. 2.49 > 2.33

SF against sliding 1.42 > 1.5

Without key 0
Mu b h d Ru ro
Stem 17777.78 lb-f 12.00 12.00 9.50 196.98 0.0050
Toe 2900.59 lb-f 12.00 12.00 9.50 32.14 0.0010
Heel 17429.53 lb-f 12.00 12.00 9.50 193.13 0.0050

Distribution bars
 h Asmin 0.5As db spc(in)
Stem 12 0.288 0.285 0.500 8.181 a
Toe 12 0.288 0.057 0.500 8.181 b
Heel 12 0.288 0.285 0.500 8.181 c
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Ru(psi) As(sqin) Asmin db(in) spc(in)

200.00 0.570 0.216 0.750 9.301 A
42.00 0.114 0.216 0.500 10.908 B
200.00 0.570 0.216 0.625 6.459 C
CantilevRCC. Cantilever Retaining Wall Design
Reference: STRUCTURAL CONCRETE, Theiry and Design 6th Edition by M.Nad7m Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer
Back fill data

unit weight 110 pcf

internal friction 30 deg

Water table 0f

Surcharge 300 psf

Height difference 8f H
Height embedded 3f D

Friction Conc-Soil 0.35

Friction Soil-Soil 0.5

Design Data
f'c 2500 psi
fy 50000 psi
Unit weight of Conc 150 pcf

Wall geometry

Height of wall 11.00 f

Base thickness 0.88 f 1.00 Tbase
Base length 5.83 f 7.00 Lbase
Base projection 1.87 f 1.25 Ltoe
Stem thickness
Top 12.00 in 8.00 Ttop
Bottom 14.50 in 12.00 Tbot

Stability Check
Active Coeff. 0.33
Passive Coeff 3.00
hs due to surcharge 2.73 f

Earth pressure
Ptop 100.00 psf/f
Pbot 403.33 psf/f
Pbasetop 366.67 psf/f

Lateral Force Ha Arm Overturning

H1 1,100.00 5.50 6,050.00
H2 2,218.33 3.67 8,133.89
Sum 3,318.33 14,183.89

Own-weight w Arm Moment

Stem1 1500.00 1.75 2625.00
Stem2 0.00 1.25 0.00
Base 1050.00 3.50 3675.00
Earth 6650.00 4.63 30756.25

Sum 9200.00 37056.25

Check

Safety against overturning 2.61 > 2

Base eccen. 2.49 > 2.3333333

Base pressure
I 28.58 f^4
e 1.01 f
Q1 2456.45 < qall
Q2 172.13 > 0.00

Sliding force 3318.33 lb

Resisting force 4705.00 lb
SF against sliding 1.42 > 1.50

Reinforcement design

Load factor 1.6

P1 160.00 160.00
P2 586.67 10.00 293.33 5.00

Lateral force Ha Arm (y) Mu Ha Arm (y) Mu

H1 1600.00 5.00 8000.00 800.00 2.50 2000.00
H2 2933.33 3.33 9777.78 733.33 1.67 1222.22
Mu 17777.78 3222.22

Shear check
Slope of base pressure 326.33 psi/f
L Vu Mu b h d fVc
L1 0.04 163.31 3.41 12.00 12.00 9.50 8550.00
L2 1.25 4504.98 2900.59 12.00 12.00 9.50 8550.00
L4 3.46 5471.88 9689.78 12.00 12.00 9.50 8550.00
L5 2.25 7338.75 17429.53 13.00 12.00 9.50 9262.50

Mu b h d Ru ro
Stem ### lb-f 12.00 12.00 9.50 196.98 0.005
Toe 2900.59 lb-f 12.00 12.00 9.50 32.14 0.001
Heel ### lb-f 12.00 12.00 9.50 193.13 0.005

Distribution bars
h Asmin 0.5As db spc(in)
Stem 12 0.288 0.29 0.500 8.181 a
Toe 12 0.288 0.06 0.500 8.181 b
Heel 12 0.288 0.29 0.500 8.181 c
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Ru(psi) As(sqin) Asmin db(in) spc(in)
200.00 0.57 0.22 0.750 9.301 A
42.00 0.11 0.22 0.500 10.908 B
200.00 0.57 0.22 0.625 6.459 C
 300.000 8.000 3.000 1.000 7.000 1.250 8.000 12.000 0.750 9.301 0.500 10.908
Surcharge H D Tbase Lbase Ltoe Ttop
psf f f f f f in Tbot in db in A in db in B in
450 6 3 1 6.5 1.75 8 12 0.75 13.287 0.5 10.908
450 8 3 1 7 2.25 8 12 0.75 6.6434 0.5 8.2673
450 10 4 1.25 8.5 2.5 12 16 0.75 5.95 0.625 10.671

300 6 3 1 7 1.25 8 12 0.75 15.501 0.5 10.908

300 8 3 1 7 1.25 8 12 0.75 9.3008 0.5 10.908
300 10 4 1.25 8 2 12 16 0.75 6.545 0.625 12.272
0.625 6.459 0.500 8.181 0.500 8.181 0.500 8.181

db in C in db in a in db in b in db in c in
0.5 8.612 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181
0.5 6.889 0.5 5.905 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181
0.625 7.012 0.625 8.264 0.5 6.545 0.5 6.545

0.625 10.76 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181

0.625 6.459 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181 0.5 8.181
0.625 7.219 0.625 9.09 0.5 6.545 0.5 6.545