Date Sep-19 Sheet

Project : Done by Checked

Location Dwg ref Rev
Units kN, mm unless noted otherwise File
RC Retaining Wall
MATERIAL fcu N/mm² 30 Cover = 35 Ground friction
fy N/mm² 460 Soil density = 18.0 kN/m3 mu =
DATA Wall height above grd m 3.50 Theta = 35 sin theta =
Wall height below grd m 0.75 kp safety factor = 1.5 ko = 0.426
Base thickness mm Front 250 Factored kp = 2.460 ka = 0.271
Base length m 0.00 1.80 Depth to base in front of wall = 1.0
Surcharge Live Load Qk kPa 3.00 Depth of key below base = 0
Overturning moment 81.10 kNm/m FoS = 1.71 Sliding force = 53.05 kN/m
Restoring moment 138.51 kNm/m Resisting force = 86.64 kN/m

DESIGN Wall height from top 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00

Height m Top 1.06 2.13 3.19 4.25 Overall height =
Wall thickness mm 150 175 200 225 250
Effective depth d mm 135 160 182 207 Bearing Pressure
ULS Shear kN/m 5.24 18.18 38.84 67.20 Max. 236
v N/mm² 0.04 0.11 0.21 0.32 Min. -65
ULS BM kNm/m 2.10 13.86 43.47 99.12
M/bd²fcu 0.004 0.018 0.044 0.077
z/d (< 0.95) 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.91
Base distribution As
REINFORCEMENT Rebar dia. mm 10 10 16 16
Rebar spacing mm 275 250 300 150
BAR PROVIDED CHECK OK OK OK OK
BAR SPACING CHECK OK OK OK OK
Reinft. required mm²/m 41 228 629 1322
Reinft. provided mm²/m 286 314 670 1340
Min steel reqd mm²/m 263 300 338 375 Min base As
% Ast 0.16% 0.16% 0.30% 0.54%

EF T 10
@ 275 175 Waist

EF T 10
4.25 @ 250 200 Waist

EF T 16
@ 300 225 Waist

Front EF T 16
@ 150 250 Waist

250

0
0.00 1.80
 Ground friction
0.5
0.574

Yes
m
m
FoS =
1.63

4.50

Bearing Pressure
kPa
kPa

Base distribution As
10
200
OK
OK

393
375

Base

Key
 Date Sep-19 Sheet
Project : Done by Checked
Location Front RC Retaining Wall Dwg ref Rev
Units kN, mm unless noted otherwise File
RC Retaining Wall
MATERIAL fcu N/mm² 30 Cover = 30
fy N/mm² 460 Soil density = 18.0 kN/m3
DATA Wall height above grd m 1.50 Theta = 30 degrees
Wall height below grd m 0.80 sin theta = 0.500 ko = 0.500
Base thickness mm 300 kp = 3.000 ka = 0.333
Base length m 1.85
Surcharge Live Load Qk kPa 10.00 Depth of key below base = 0.3
Overturning moment 31.48 kNm/m FoS = 2.89 Sliding force = 35.31
Restoring moment 91.04 kNm/m Resisting force = 70.97
DESIGN Wall FoS =
0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00
Height m Top 0.58 1.15 1.73 2.30 Bearing Pressure
Wall thickness mm 200 200 200 200 200 Max.
Effective depth d mm 165 165 165 164 kPa 108
ULS BM kNm/m 1.15 5.66 15.12 31.14
M/bd²fcu 0.001 0.007 0.019 0.039
z/d (< 0.95) 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95

REINFORCEMENT Rebar dia. mm 10 10 10 12

Rebar spacing mm 225 225 225 225
BAR PROVIDED CHECK OK OK OK OK
BAR SPACING CHECK OK OK OK OK
Reinft. required mm²/m 18 90 241 499
Reinft. provided mm²/m 349 349 349 503
Min steel reqd mm²/m 300 300 300 300 Min base As
% Ast 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.25%

200 Top Design Surcharge = 10 kPa

EF T 10
@ 225 200 Waist

1.50 EF T 10
@ 225 200 Waist
2.30

EF T 10
@ 225 200 Waist

EF T 12
@ 225 200 Waist
0.80

300

300
1.85
 Yes

m
kN/m
kN/m
2.01

Bearing Pressure
Min.
-2

Base
12
250
OK
OK

452
450

Base

Key