Modular Retaining Wall
Modular Retaining Wall
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General Specification
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
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
24SF Mass
24-ME 10000 44.94 8.00 3.00 56 32.7 25.8
Extender Unit
D150 Assembly
D150 12650 210.32 8.00 3.00 150 74.5 75.5
(24SF-150)
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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
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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)
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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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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
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
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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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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
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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)
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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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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
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
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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
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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)
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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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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
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
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