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Spreadsheets to BS 8110etc REINFORCED CONCRETE COUNCIL
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Grid line 1 rc 25-Jul-2021 101
RETAINING WALL design to BS 8110:1997, BS 8002:1994. BS 8004:1986 Checked
etc. Revision Job No
Originated from 'RCC62.xls' on CD © 1999 BCA for RCC chg - R68
IDEALISED STRUCTURE and FORCE DIAGRAMS DESIGN STATUS: NOT VALID
L in e L o a d L G K , L Q K in k N / m
WARNING : X
2
Passive pressure should S u r c h a r g e S G K , S Q K in k N / m
only be considered if it
can be guaranteed that
there will be no future TW
excavation in front of
the wall. W A TE R
H
B 1
L L
L S
H W
L E
L W
T b
H P
H n
B N TN
L P
B
DIMENSIONS (mm)
H= 3200 B= 2750 Tw = 250
Hw = 100 BI = 1000 Tb = 400
Hp = 100 BN = 0 TN = 0
Hn = 0
MATERIAL PROPERTIES
fcu = 30 N/mm² gm = 1.5 concrete
fy = 420 N/mm² gm = 1.05 steel
cover to tension steel = 50 mm
Max allowable design surface crack width (W) = 0.3 mm
Concrete density = 24 kN/m³
SOIL PROPERTIES Wall Geometry
Design angle of int'l friction of retained mat'l (Ø) = 30 degree
Design cohesion of retained mat'l (C ) = 0 kN/m² (Only granular backfil considered, "C" = zero)
Density of retained mat'l (q ) = 20 kN/m³
Submerged Density of retained mat'l (qs ) = 13.33 kN/m³ [default=2/3*q (only apply when Hw
13.33
>0) ] =
Design angle of int'l friction of base mat'l (Øb) = 20 degree ASSUMPTIONS
Design cohesion of base material (Cb ) = 10 kN/m² a) Wall friction is zero
Density of base material (qb ) = 10 kN/m³ b) Minimum active earth pressure = 0.25qH
Allowable gross ground bearing pressure (GBP) = 200 kN/m² c) Granular backfill
d)Does not include check of rotational slide/slope failure
LOADINGS Surcharge load -- live (SQK) = 10 kN/m² e)Does not include effect of seepage of ground
Surcharge load -- dead (SGK) = 10 water beneath the wall.
Line load -- live (LQK) = 15 kN/m f)Does not include deflection check of wall due to
Line load -- dead (LGK) = 20 kN/m lateral earth pressures
Distance of line load from wall (X) = 1000 mm h) Design not intended for walls over 3.0 m high
LATERAL FORCES (unfactored) Ka = 0.33 [ default ka = (1-SIN Ø)/(1+SIN Ø)0.33
] =
Kp = 2.04 [ default kp = (1+SIN Øb)/(1-SIN Øb)
2.04] =
Kpc = 2.86 [ default kpc = 2kp0.5 ] = 2.86
Kac = 1.15 [ 2ka0.5 ]
Force Lever arm Moment about TOE gf Fult Mult
(kN) (m) (kNm) (kN) (kNm)
PE = 34.12 LE = 1.067 36.41 1.40 47.77 50.97
PS(GK) = 10.67 LS = 1.60 17.07 1.40 14.93 23.89
PS(QK) = 10.67 LS = 1.60 17.07 1.60 17.07 27.31
PL(GK) = 6.67 LL = 2.36 15.74 1.40 9.33 22.03
PL(QK) = 5.00 LL = 2.36 11.80 1.60 8.00 18.89
PW = 0.05 LW = 0.03 0.00 1.40 0.07 0.00
Total 67.17 98.09 97.17 143.10
PP = -2.96 (LP-HN) = 0.05 -0.15 1.00 -2.96 -0.15
