In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Simple basement entry 8 reinforced retaining concrete wall design drawing.
The walls are designed using parameters relevant to the london clay.
Structural design principles basement walls basement walls are designed as propped cantilevers in reinforced concrete the basement slab acting as the prop at base level.
Aci e702 example problems buried concrete basement wall page 5 of 9 calculations references flexure and axial design vertical reinforcement at base of wall using section 14 4 design method walls designed as compression members based on preliminary investigation try 6 bars at an 8 inch spacing 6 8.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi o development of structural design equations.
Reinforced cement concrete retaining wall cantilever type information reinforced cement concrete retaining wall cantilever type maximum 6 0 meter height including column load in line.
Even though no water table was found the walls will be designed for a water table 2 00m above.
Ce 437 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Soil bearing and stability 8.
F c 3000 psi fy 60 ksi natural soil development of structural design equations.
Soil mechanics simplified 4.
Earthquake seismic design 7.
Concrete strength al ൯ne for an 10 thick wall with 5 10 and 2 5 clear to strength steel will only reduce the nominal moment capacity of the secti對on from 136 68 to 135 66 inch kips 尩 if the concrete strength decreased from 3 5 to 3 0 ksi.
Two equations are developed.
Two equations are developed in this.
Design procedure overview 3.
Designing a wall to prevent failure in bending requires a proper analysis of the soil loads and an appropriate structural design of the wall.
Building codes and retaining walls 5.
Types of retaining walls tieback wall tieback is a horizontal wire or rod or a helical anchor use to reinforce retaining wall for stability one end of the tieback is secured to the wall while the other end is anchored to a stable structure i e.
A sideways force against a basement wall puts one face of the wall in tension see figure 1 next page and concrete s tensile strength is much lower than its compressive strength.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Retaining walls are utilized in the formation of basement under ground level wing walls of bridge and to preserve slopes in hilly terrain roads.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
Concrete deadman driven into the ground or anchored into the earth with sufficient resistance.