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Df 1.5 m
H 8.5 m IMPORTANT
mue 0.6
Phi 30 Deg
Surchrge 21 kPa IRC-78
Ka 0.33
Unit weigt of Backfill 18 kN/cum
Unit weigt of RCC 25 kN/cum
Clear spacing of counter
forts(I)=3.5(H/)^0.25 2.5 m
SBC 300 kPa (GIVEN)
Concrete M30 30 Mpa
Steel Fe415 415 Mpa
Pa (soil) 214.5825
Laver Arm, 0.42H 3.57 m IRC-6
Pa( surcharge) 58.905 kPa
Lever Arm 4.25 m
Total PH 273.4875 kN
T1 0.3 m
T2 0.25 m
B1 4m
B2 1.3 m
Base 5.6 m
width of counterfort 0.3 m
D 0.5 m
COMPONENT Wt, kN LA, m Moment, kNm
w1=basexDx25 70 2.8 196
w2=(H-D)xT2x25 50 1.425 71.25
w3=B1x(H-D)*18+q*B1 660 3.6 2376
Total V, kN= 780 2643.25 kNm
Restoring Moment
V/B 139.2857 m
1+6e/B 1.765324
1-6e/B 0.234676
Pmax 245.88 kPa OK
Pmin 32.69 kPa OK
A) Design of STEM
HEIGHT OF STEM WALL(h1)= 8m
Stem acts as a continous slab Spanning between the counterforts and subject to earth
pressure and surcharge.
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 240 mm2 Required
280 MM2 Provided
8T180MM C/C
B) Design Of HEEL
Act as a continous slab
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 MM2
10T150MM2 C/C
one 165.95
two 28.02
wt of toe 16.25 kNm
BM 177.72 kNm
Mu 266.58 kNm
Area of steel 1897.84 mm2 Required
2009.6 mm2 Provided
16TOR AT 150MMC/C
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 mm2
10T150MM2 C/C
D) Design of COUNTER-FORT
Thickness provided at the top = 300 mm
Thickness of counter-fort= 300 mm
Depth of Counterfort= 3950 mm
Centre to centre spacing of counter-fort (l) = 2.5 m
Height of counterfort(H2) 8m
Total force 613.8 kPa
Moment(M) 1636.8 kNm
Mu 2455.2 kNm
d= 1405.991 <3950 mm ok
The Height h where half of the reinforcement can be Curtailed is approximately Equal to Sqrt(H2)
Development Length at tension side=47*Diameter of bar 1.175 m
Curtailed 4 bars at 2.83-Ldt From Top = 1.65 m
q= Surcharge=21kPa
T2
5
Stem
4
Counterfort
Backfill
T1
2
Thickness of
counter fort
B1 (C)
T1
Toe,B2 Heel, B1
1
D
BASE
Hfill DF H T1 T2 D B1 B2
7 1.5 8.5 0.3 0.25 0.5 4 1.3
m m m m m m m m
d 425 mm 96.8 mm
Mu 116.072 kNm
0.5FCK/FY 0.036145
b*d 425000
Ast=0.5*f
ck/fy*[1-
(sqrt(1-
(4.6*Mu)
/Fck*b*d
^2)*b*d 776.43 mm2
qual to Sqrt(H2) 2.83 m
0.5H
0.42H
KaXq
Ka Gama*H
Clear distance b/w
BASE C counter-fort
5.6 0.3 2.5
m m m
H_fill 8m
Df 1.5 m
H 9.5 m IMPORTANT
mue 0.6
Phi 30 Deg
Surchrge 21 kPa IRC-78
Ka 0.33
Unit weigt of Backfill 18 kN/cum
Unit weigt of RCC 25 kN/cum
Clear spacing of counter
forts(I)=3.5(H/)^0.25 2.9 m 2.9831893464
SBC 300 kPa (GIVEN)
Concrete M30 30 Mpa
Steel Fe415 415 Mpa
Pa (soil) 268.0425
Laver Arm, 0.42H 3.99 m IRC-6
Pa( surcharge) 65.835 kPa
Lever Arm 4.75 m
Total PH 333.8775 kN
T1 0.3 m
T2 0.3 m 6.65
B1 4.5 m 1.6625
B2 1.7 m
Base 6.5 m
width of counterfort 0.3 m
D 0.5 m
COMPONENT Wt, kN LA, m Moment, kNm
w1=basexDx25 81.25 3.25 264.0625
w2=(H-D)xT2x25 67.5 1.85 124.875
w3=B1x(H-D)*18+q*B1 823.5 4.25 3499.875
Total V, kN= 972.25 3888.8125 kNm
Restoring Moment
A) Design of STEM
HEIGHT OF STEM WALL(h1)= 9m
depth of stem= 250 mm
Stem acts as a continous slab Spanning between the counterforts and subject to earth
pressure and surcharge.
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 300 mm2 Required
525 MM2 Provided
10T150MM C/C
B) Design Of HEEL
Act as a continous slab
Deth of heel= 425 mm
Downward wt of of soil= 162 kN/m
Downward wt of of surcharge= 21 kN/m
Downward wt of of heel slab= 12.5 kN/m
total downward force 195.5 kN/m
Upward soil pressure(Pmin)at
heel 56.81 kN/m
Upward soil pressure(Pmax) at
heel 185.25 kN/m
Total downward
force(maximum) on heel slab
138.69 kN/m
Total downward force(minimu)
on heel slab
10.25 kN/m
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 MM2
10T200MM2 C/C
one 280.07
two 46.98
wt of toe 21.25 kNm
BM 305.79 kNm
Mu 458.69 kNm
Area of steel 3356.05 mm2 Required
3694.12 mm2 Provided
20TOR AT 85MMC/C
MINIMUM AREA OF
STEEL=0.12*b*d 510 mm2
10T150MM2 C/C
D) Design of COUNTER-FORT
Thickness provided at the top = 300 mm
Thickness of counter-fort= 400 mm
Depth of Counterfort= 4425 mm
Centre to centre spacing of counter-fort (l) = 2.9 m
Height of counterfort(H2) 9m
Total force 878.526 kPa
Moment(M) 2635.578 kNm
Mu 3953.367 kNm
d= 1545.089 <4425 mm ok
5
Stem
4
Counterfort
Backfill
T1
2
Thickness of
counter fort
B1 (C)
T1
Toe,B2 Heel, B1
1
D
BASE
SUMMARY
Dimensions Of Counter-Fort RCC Wall
Hfill DF H T1 T2 D B1 B2
8 1.5 9.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 4.5 1.7
m m m m m m m m
Steel for Counter- Fort RCC Wall
MAIN REINFORCEMENT DISTURBUTION REINFORCEMENT
STEM 20T150MM C/C 10T150MM C/C
HEEL 16T160MM2 C/C 10T200MM2 C/C
TOE 16T160MM2 C/C 10T200MM2 C/C
ACTUAL
Ast=0.5*f
ck/fy*[1-
(sqrt(1-
(4.6*Mu)
/Fck*b*d
^2)*b*d 2495.20 mm2
0.5H
0.42H
KaXq
Ka Gama*H
Clear distance b/w
BASE C counter-fort
6.5 0.4 2.5
m m m
PROVIDED
mm
mm 85
mm 5772.06