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Modular Retaining Wall

The document provides detailed specifications for concrete and soil properties, including various types of aggregates and wall configurations. It includes calculations for external stability analysis, earth pressure components, and load factors for a wall structure. Additionally, it outlines the weights and center of gravity for wall components, as well as calculated factored forces and moments per foot of the wall.

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Modular Retaining Wall

The document provides detailed specifications for concrete and soil properties, including various types of aggregates and wall configurations. It includes calculations for external stability analysis, earth pressure components, and load factors for a wall structure. Additionally, it outlines the weights and center of gravity for wall components, as well as calculated factored forces and moments per foot of the wall.

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General Specification

Specification of the Concrete


f' c = 4000 psi γc = 145 pcf

Soil Properties
Type of the Retained Soil : Sand
γR = 120 pcf φR = 30°
Type of the Foundation Soil : Clay
γF = 125 pcf φF = 26°
c' F = 150 pcf
Nq = 11.85 Nc = 22.25 Nγ = 12.54
dq = 1.10 dc = 1.13 dγ = 1.00
gq = 1.00 gc = 1.00 gγ = 1.00

Type of the Infill Aggregate : Screened Crushed Aggregate


γI = 110 pcf φI = 35°
Type of the Base Aggregate : Well Graded Crushed Aggregate
γB = 125 pcf φB = 40°

Wall Information
Height of the Wall, H = 12.00' Traffic Surcharge Load, Q = 250 psf
Angle of the Back Slope, β = 0° Thickness of the Bottom Slab, t b = 0.75'
Embedment Thickness, h e = 1.00' Bottom Slab Slope = 1/2 / 1

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Block Data

Block Type Description Conc. Wt. Void Vol. Length Height Unit Width Conc. Cen. of Void Cen. of
Gravity, Xb Gravity, Xa

lbs ft3 ft ft. in in in

6-28 6SF-28 unit (6 sf) 950 6.65 4.00 1.50 28 12.8 14

6-44 6SF-44 unit (6 sf) 1500 10.95 4.00 1.50 44 21 23.5

24SF-44 unit (24


24-44 6000 43.21 8.00 3.00 44 21.2 24.8
sf)

24SF Mass
24-ME 10000 44.94 8.00 3.00 56 32.7 25.8
Extender Unit

24-62 24SF-62 Unit 6800 76.05 8.00 3.00 62 29.1 33

24-86 24SF-86 unit 7600 117.90 8.00 3.00 86 40 45.1

D150 Assembly
D150 12650 210.32 8.00 3.00 150 74.5 75.5
(24SF-150)

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External Stability Analysis

General Information
Height of the Wall, H w = 12.00' k1 = cos(φ R +ω') = 0.99
Height of the Soil Wedge, H wedge = 6.00' k2 = cos(ω') = 0.93
Horizontal distance between the back edge of the top block and the back edge of the lower unit, w s = 4.83' k3 = cos(ω'-δ) = 0.71
Base Width, B w = 7.54' k4 = sin(φ R +δ) = 0.79
ω' = -22° = -0.383 rad k5 = sin(φ R -β) = 0.50
ωs = 39° = 0.678 rad k6 = cos(ω'+β) = 0.93
φR = 30° = 0.524 rad
δ = 0.75*φ R = 23° = 0.393 rad
β = 0° = 0.000 rad
Dist. from the face of wall to the back of top-most block of wall = s T = 28.00'
2 2 2
Coulomb active earth pressure coefficient, K a = (k1 )/((k2 k3)(1+√((k4k5)/(K3K6))) ) = 0.507

List of the Abbreviation


Dist. from the top of wall to top of the soil trapezoid behind the block = h 1 Dist. from the top of wall to bottom of the soil trapezoid behind the block = h 2
Height of the soil trapezoid behind the block, h s Width of the block = w u
Length of top side of trapezoid of soil behind block=b 1 =h 1 tan(ω s )+(s T -s u ) Dist. from the face of wall to the block = s u
Length of bottom side of trapezoid of soil behind block=b 2 =h 2 tan(ω s )+(s T -s u )
Center of gravity of the trapezoidal wedge along horizontal axis, x s = ((b 1 b 2 +(b 2 2 -2b 1 b 2 +b 2 2 )/3)/(b 1 +b 2 ))+s+w u
Center of gravity of the trapezoidal wedge along vertical axis, y s = ((h s /3)(2b 1 +b 2 )/(b 1 +b 2 ))+H-h 2

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Wall Configuration (All weights per foot along length of wall)

Modular Units Setback (in) Concrete Unit Fill Soil Wedge

Unit l (ft) w h hi face tail Wb xb yb Wa xa ya h 1 (ft) h 2 (ft) su b1 b2 Ws xs ys


(in) (ft) (ft) (lb/ft) (in) (in) (lb/ft) (in) (in) (in) (ft) (ft) (lb/ft) (in) (in)

6-28 4.00 28.0 1.50 1.50 0.0 -58.0 238 12.80 135.0 183 14.00 135.0 0.00 1.50 28.0 0.00 1.21 100 32.8 132.0
6-44 4.00 44.0 1.50 3.00 0.0 -42.0 375 21.00 117.0 301 23.50 117.0 1.50 3.00 44.0 -0.13 1.08 79 48.4 113.2
24-44 8.00 44.0 3.00 6.00 0.0 -42.0 750 21.20 90.0 594 24.80 90.0 3.00 6.00 44.0 1.08 3.50 756 59.0 86.8
24-86 8.00 86.0 3.00 9.00 0.0 0.0 950 40.00 54.0 1621 45.10 54.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0.0 0.0
24-86 8.00 86.0 3.00 12.00 0.0 0.0 950 40.00 18.0 1621 45.10 18.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0.0 0.0
3263 31.51 64.93 4320 39.49 53.26 935 55.33 93.88

Unit Concrete (per ft) Unit Fill (per ft) Soil Wedge (per
ft)
Wbxb Wbyb Waxa Waya Wsxs Wsys
(lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft)

6-28 253 2672 213 2057 273 1097


6-44 656 3656 590 2936 319 746
24-44 1325 5625 1228 4456 3720 5473
24-86 3167 4275 6093 7295 0 0
24-86 3167 1425 6093 2432 0 0
8568 17653 14216 19176 4311 7315

Weight and Center of Gravity of Wall Components


Total Wall Weight, W = W b +W a +W s = 8518 lb
x a+s = (W a x a +W s x s )/(W a +W s ) = 42.31ʺ
y a+s = (W a y a +W s y s )/(W a +W s ) = 60.49ʺ

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Earth Pressure Components


Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces
2
P v =0.5K a γ R H sin(δ-ω') = 3068 lb/ft P h =0.5K a γ R H 2 cos(δ-ω') = 3128 lb/ft
Q lv = K a QHsin(δ-ω') = 1065 lb/ft Q lh = K a QHcos(δ-ω') = 1086 lb/ft
Resultants of Earth Load Components
y p = H/3 = 4.00' y Ql = H/2 = 6.00'
x p = (H/3)tan(ω' )+w u = 5.56' x Ql = (H/2)tan(ω' )+w u = 4.75'

Unfactored Forces & Moments (Per foot of wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Force (lb) 3263 5255 4204 3068 1065 583 3128 1086
Arm (ft) 2.63 3.53 3.53 5.56 4.75 1.17 4.00 6.00
Unfactored Moment about toe (lb-ft) 8568 18528 14822 17042 5059 681 12513 6517

Table of Load and Resistance Factors

Load Factors Resistance Factors


LL EH EQ CT LL DC EV BC φτ φτ CIP φτ Soil φτ
Over precast to agg/ to Soil Precast
Wall to agg Soil to
Precast

Strength I-a 1.75 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 1.00 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Strength I-b 1.75 1.50 0.00 0.00 1.75 1.25 1.35 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Strength IV 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 1.35 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Service I 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

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Table of Calculated Factored Forces (lbs per foot of Wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Force (lb) 3263 5255 4204 3068 1065 583 3128 1086
Load Factor DC EV EV EH LL LL Over EH LL
Strength I-a 2936 5255 4204 4601 1864 0 4693 1901
Strength I-b 4078 7095 5676 4601 1864 1021 4693 1901
Strength IV 4894 7095 5676 4601 0 0 4693 0
Service I 3263 5255 4204 3068 1065 583 3128 1086

Table of Calculated Factored Moments (lbs-ft per foot of wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Moments (lb-ft) 8568 18528 14822 17042 5059 681 12513 6517
Load Factor DC EV EV EH LL LL Over EH LL
Strength I-a 7711 18528 14822 25564 8854 0 18770 11405
Strength I-b 10710 25013 20010 25564 8854 1191 18770 11405
Strength IV 12852 25013 20010 25564 0 0 18770 0
Service I 8568 18528 14822 17042 5059 681 12513 6517

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Check for the Overturning and Eccentricity

F' v (lb) M' v (lb-ft) M' H (lb-ft) Check for the e (ft) B/3 (ft) Check for the
Overturning Eccentricity
Moment
Strength I-a 13606 56951 30176 OKAY 1.62 2.39 OKAY
Strength I-b 17240 66328 30176 OKAY 1.49 2.39 OKAY
Strength IV 15171 58425 18770 OKAY 0.97 2.39 OKAY
Service I 12183 46173 19031 OKAY 1.36 2.39 OKAY

Check for the Sliding


%void = 0.692
%concrete = 0.308
μb = 0.691

F h (lb) F v (lb) F v w/ base φτ precast to agg R s(foundation soil) R s(footing) (lb) Check for the
weight (lb) (lb) Sliding

Strength I-a 6593 14657 15477 0.90 7812 10133 OKAY


Strength I-b 6593 18659 16273 0.90 8161 12899 OKAY
Strength IV 4693 16590 20815 0.90 10155 11469 OKAY
Service I 4215 13234 16496 1.00 9177 9149 OKAY

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Check for the Bearing

F v (lb) M v (lb-ft) M H (lb-ft) e (ft) B' f (ft) q b (psf) q c (psf) Check for the
Bearing

Strength I-a 14657 60657 30176 1.50 4.91 4712 3126 OKAY
Strength I-b 18659 71331 30176 1.38 5.16 4801 3756 OKAY
Strength IV 16590 63428 18770 0.89 6.13 5144 2845 OKAY
Service I 13234 49878 19031 1.25 5.41 4889 2586 OKAY

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Internal Stability Analysis 24-44 & 24-86

General Information
Height of the Wall, H w = 6.00' k1 = cos(φ R +ω') = 0.95
Height of the Soil Wedge, H wedge = 1.50' k2 = cos(ω') = 0.98
Horizontal distance between the back edge of the top block and the back edge of the lower unit, w s = 1.33' k3 = cos(ω'-δ) = 0.82
Base Width, B w = 4.04' k4 = sin(φ R +δ) = 0.79
ω' = -13° = -0.219 rad k5 = sin(φ R -β) = 0.50
ωs = 42° = 0.727 rad k6 = cos(ω'+β) = 0.98
φR = 30° = 0.524 rad
δ = 0.75*φ R = 23° = 0.393 rad
β = 0° = 0.000 rad
Dist. from the face of wall to the back of top-most block of wall = s T = 28.00'
2 2 2
Coulomb active earth pressure coefficient, K a = (k1 )/((k2 k3)(1+√((k4k5)/(K3K6))) ) = 0.401

List of the Abbreviation


Dist. from the top of wall to top of the soil trapezoid behind the block = h 1 Dist. from the top of wall to bottom of the soil trapezoid behind the block = h 2
Height of the soil trapezoid behind the block, h s Width of the block = w u
Length of top side of trapezoid of soil behind block=b 1 =h 1 tan(ω s )+(s T -s u ) Dist. from the face of wall to the block = s u
Length of bottom side of trapezoid of soil behind block=b 2 =h 2 tan(ω s )+(s T -s u )
Center of gravity of the trapezoidal wedge along horizontal axis, x s = ((b 1 b 2 +(b 2 2 -2b 1 b 2 +b 2 2 )/3)/(b 1 +b 2 ))+s+w u
Center of gravity of the trapezoidal wedge along vertical axis, y s = ((h s /3)(2b 1 +b 2 )/(b 1 +b 2 ))+H-h 2

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Wall Configuration (All weights per foot along length of wall)

Modular Units Setback (in) Concrete Unit Fill Soil Wedge

Unit l (ft) w h hi face tail Wb xb yb Wa xa ya h 1 (ft) h 2 (ft) su b1 b2 Ws xs ys


(in) (ft) (ft) (lb/ft) (in) (in) (lb/ft) (in) (in) (in) (ft) (ft) (lb/ft) (in) (in)

6-28 4.00 28.0 1.50 1.50 0.0 -16.0 238 12.80 63.0 183 14.00 63.0 0.00 1.50 28.0 0.00 1.33 110 33.3 60.0
6-44 4.00 44.0 1.50 3.00 0.0 0.0 375 21.00 45.0 301 23.50 45.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0.0 0.0
24-44 8.00 44.0 3.00 6.00 0.0 0.0 750 21.20 18.0 594 24.80 18.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0.0 0.0
1363 19.68 33.28 1078 22.60 33.17 110 33.33 60.00

Unit Concrete (per ft) Unit Fill (per ft) Soil Wedge (per
ft)
Wbxb Wbyb Waxa Waya Wsxs Wsys
(lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft)

6-28 253 1247 213 960 306 550


6-44 656 1406 590 1129 0 0
24-44 1325 1125 1228 891 0 0
2235 3778 2031 2981 306 550

Weight and Center of Gravity of Wall Components


Total Wall Weight, W = W b +W a +W s = 2551 lb
x a+s = (W a x a +W s x s )/(W a +W s ) = 23.60ʺ
y a+s = (W a y a +W s y s )/(W a +W s ) = 35.66ʺ

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Earth Pressure Components


Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces
2
P v =0.5K a γ R H sin(δ-ω') = 498 lb/ft P h =0.5K a γ R H 2 cos(δ-ω') = 710 lb/ft
Q lv = K a QHsin(δ-ω') = 346 lb/ft Q lh = K a QHcos(δ-ω') = 493 lb/ft
Resultants of Earth Load Components
y p = H/3 = 2.00' y Ql = H/2 = 3.00'
x p = (H/3)tan(ω' )+w u = 3.22' x Ql = (H/2)tan(ω' )+w u = 3.00'

Unfactored Forces & Moments (Per foot of wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Force (lb) 1363 1188 951 498 346 583 710 493
Arm (ft) 1.64 1.97 1.97 3.22 3.00 1.17 2.00 3.00
Unfactored Moment about toe (lb-ft) 2235 2336 1869 1603 1037 681 1420 1479

Table of Load and Resistance Factors

Load Factors Resistance Factors


LL EH EQ CT LL DC EV BC φτ φτ CIP φτ Soil φτ
Over precast to agg/ to Soil Precast
Wall to agg Soil to
Precast

Strength I-a 1.75 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 1.00 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Strength I-b 1.75 1.50 0.00 0.00 1.75 1.25 1.35 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Strength IV 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 1.35 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Service I 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

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Table of Calculated Factored Forces (lbs per foot of Wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Force (lb) 1363 1188 951 498 346 583 710 493
Load Factor DC EV EV EH LL LL Over EH LL
Strength I-a 1226 1188 951 746 605 0 1065 863
Strength I-b 1703 1604 1283 746 605 1021 1065 863
Strength IV 2044 1604 1283 746 0 0 1065 0
Service I 1363 1188 951 498 346 583 710 493

Table of Calculated Factored Moments (lbs-ft per foot of wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Momnets (lb-ft) 2235 2336 1869 1603 1037 681 1420 1479
Load Factor DC EV EV EH LL LL Over EH LL
Strength I-a 2011 2336 1869 2405 1814 0 2130 2588
Strength I-b 2793 3154 2523 2405 1814 1191 2130 2588
Strength IV 3352 3154 2523 2405 0 0 2130 0
Service I 2235 2336 1869 1603 1037 681 1420 1479

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Check for the Overturning

F' v (lb) M' v (lb-ft) M' H (lb-ft) Check for the e (ft) B/3 (ft) Check for the
Overturning Eccentricity
Moment
Strength I-a 3528 8100 4718 OKAY 0.87 1.22 OKAY
Strength I-b 5358 10727 4718 OKAY 0.71 1.22 OKAY
Strength IV 4073 8280 2130 OKAY 0.32 1.22 OKAY
Service I 3740 7424 2899 OKAY 0.62 1.22 OKAY

Check for the Internal Sliding


%void = 0.511
%concrete = 0.489
μb = 0.686

F h (lb) F v (lb) F v w/ base φτ precast to agg R s(foundation soil) R s(footing) (lb) Check for the
weight (lb) (lb) Sliding

Strength I-a 1928 3766 4205 0.90 2391 2583 OKAY


Strength I-b 1928 5679 4317 0.90 2440 3896 OKAY
Strength IV 1065 4394 8922 0.90 4462 3015 OKAY
Service I 1203 3977 7240 1.00 4137 2729 OKAY

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Internal Stability Analysis 6-44 & 24-44

General Information
Height of the Wall, H w = 3.00' k1 = cos(φ R +ω') = 0.99
Height of the Soil Wedge, H wedge = 1.50' k2 = cos(ω') = 0.91
Horizontal distance between the back edge of the top block and the back edge of the lower unit, w s = 1.33' k3 = cos(ω'-δ) = 0.69
Base Width, B w = 4.04' k4 = sin(φ R +δ) = 0.79
ω' = -24° = -0.418 rad k5 = sin(φ R -β) = 0.50
ωs = 42° = 0.727 rad k6 = cos(ω'+β) = 0.91
φR = 30° = 0.524 rad
δ = 0.75*φ R = 23° = 0.393 rad
β = 0° = 0.000 rad
Dist. from the face of wall to the back of top-most block of wall = s T = 28.00'
2 2 2
Coulomb active earth pressure coefficient, K a = (k1 )/((k2 k3)(1+√((k4k5)/(K3K6))) ) = 0.534

List of the Abbreviation


Dist. from the top of wall to top of the soil trapezoid behind the block = h 1 Dist. from the top of wall to bottom of the soil trapezoid behind the block = h 2
Height of the soil trapezoid behind the block, h s Width of the block = w u
Length of top side of trapezoid of soil behind block=b 1 =h 1 tan(ω s )+(s T -s u ) Dist. from the face of wall to the block = s u
Length of bottom side of trapezoid of soil behind block=b 2 =h 2 tan(ω s )+(s T -s u )
Center of gravity of the trapezoidal wedge along horizontal axis, x s = ((b 1 b 2 +(b 2 2 -2b 1 b 2 +b 2 2 )/3)/(b 1 +b 2 ))+s+w u
Center of gravity of the trapezoidal wedge along vertical axis, y s = ((h s /3)(2b 1 +b 2 )/(b 1 +b 2 ))+H-h 2

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Wall Configuration (All weights per foot along length of wall)

Modular Units Setback (in) Concrete Unit Fill Soil Wedge

Unit l (ft) w h hi face tail Wb xb yb Wa xa ya h 1 (ft) h 2 (ft) su b1 b2 Ws xs ys


(in) (ft) (ft) (lb/ft) (in) (in) (lb/ft) (in) (in) (in) (ft) (ft) (lb/ft) (in) (in)

6-28 4.00 28.0 1.50 1.50 0.0 -16.0 238 12.80 27.0 183 14.00 27.0 0.00 1.50 28.0 0.00 1.33 110 33.3 24.0
6-44 4.00 44.0 1.50 3.00 0.0 0.0 375 21.00 27.0 301 23.50 27.0 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0.0 0.0
613 17.82 27.00 484 19.91 27.00 110 33.33 24.00

Unit Concrete (per ft) Unit Fill (per ft) Soil Wedge (per
ft)
Wbxb Wbyb Waxa Waya Wsxs Wsys
(lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft) (lb-ft)

6-28 253 534 213 411 306 220


6-44 656 844 590 678 0 0
910 1378 803 1089 306 220

Weight and Center of Gravity of Wall Components


Total Wall Weight, W = W b +W a +W s = 1207 lb
x a+s = (W a x a +W s x s )/(W a +W s ) = 22.40ʺ
y a+s = (W a y a +W s y s )/(W a +W s ) = 26.44ʺ

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Earth Pressure Components


Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces
2
P v =0.5K a γ R H sin(δ-ω') = 209 lb/ft P h =0.5K a γ R H 2 cos(δ-ω') = 199 lb/ft
Q lv = K a QHsin(δ-ω') = 290 lb/ft Q lh = K a QHcos(δ-ω') = 276 lb/ft
Resultants of Earth Load Components
y p = H/3 = 1.00' y Ql = H/2 = 1.50'
x p = (H/3)tan(ω' )+w u = 3.22' x Ql = (H/2)tan(ω' )+w u = 3.00'

Unfactored Forces & Moments (Per foot of wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Force (lb) 613 594 475 209 290 583 199 276
Arm (ft) 1.49 1.87 1.87 3.22 3.00 1.17 1.00 1.50
Unfactored Moment about toe (lb-ft) 910 1109 887 674 871 681 199 414

Table of Load and Resistance Factors

Load Factors Resistance Factors


LL EH EQ CT LL DC EV BC φτ φτ CIP φτ Soil φτ
Over precast to agg/ to Soil Precast
Wall to agg Soil to
Precast

Strength I-a 1.75 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 1.00 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Strength I-b 1.75 1.50 0.00 0.00 1.75 1.25 1.35 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Strength IV 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 1.35 0.45 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90
Service I 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

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Table of Calculated Factored Forces (lbs per foot of Wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Force (lb) 613 594 475 209 290 583 199 276
Load Factor DC EV EV EH LL LL Over EH LL
Strength I-a 551 594 475 314 508 0 298 483
Strength I-b 766 802 642 314 508 1021 298 483
Strength IV 919 802 642 314 0 0 298 0
Service I 613 594 475 209 290 583 199 276

Table of Calculated Factored Moments (lbs-ft per foot of wall)

Vertical Forces Horizontal Forces


Wb Wa + Ws 0.8(W a + W s ) Pv Q lv Ql over wall Ph Q lh
Unfactored Momnets (lb-ft) 910 1109 887 674 871 681 199 414
Load Factor DC EV EV EH LL LL Over EH LL
Strength I-a 819 1109 887 1011 1525 0 298 725
Strength I-b 1137 1497 1197 1011 1525 1191 298 725
Strength IV 1364 1497 1197 1011 0 0 298 0
Service I 910 1109 887 674 871 681 199 414

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Check for the Overturning

F' v (lb) M' v (lb-ft) M' H (lb-ft) Check for the e (ft) B/3 (ft) Check for the
Overturning Eccentricity
Moment
Strength I-a 1849 4241 1023 OKAY 0.09 1.22 OKAY
Strength I-b 3250 6061 1023 OKAY 0.28 1.22 OKAY
Strength IV 1874 3573 298 OKAY 0.09 1.22 OKAY
Service I 2171 4022 613 OKAY 0.26 1.22 OKAY

Check for the Internal Sliding


%void = 0.514
%concrete = 0.486
μb = 0.686

F h (lb) F v (lb) F v w/ base φτ precast to agg R s(foundation soil) R s(footing) (lb) Check for the
weight (lb) (lb) Sliding

Strength I-a 781 1967 2407 0.90 1602 1350 OKAY


Strength I-b 781 3410 805 0.90 899 2340 OKAY
Strength IV 298 2034 6562 0.90 3426 1396 OKAY
Service I 475 2289 5552 1.00 3314 1571 OKAY

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