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    Design of Counterfort Retaining Wall PDF

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    The document discusses the design of counterfort retaining walls over 6 meters in height. It defines the components of a counterfort wall and describes the design principles. The key components are the upright slab, base slab, heel slab, and main counterforts. Design considerations include calculating bending moments in the slabs based on lateral earth pressures, determining steel reinforcement, and sizing the counterforts and slabs based on the wall height and counterfort spacing.

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    The document discusses the design of counterfort retaining walls over 6 meters in height. It defines the components of a counterfort wall and describes the design principles. The key components are the upright slab, base slab, heel slab, and main counterforts. Design considerations include calculating bending moments in the slabs based on lateral earth pressures, determining steel reinforcement, and sizing the counterforts and slabs based on the wall height and counterfort spacing.

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    The document discusses the design of counterfort retaining walls over 6 meters in height. It defines the components of a counterfort wall and describes the design principles. The key components are the upright slab, base slab, heel slab, and main counterforts. Design considerations include calculating bending moments in the slabs based on lateral earth pressures, determining steel reinforcement, and sizing the counterforts and slabs based on the wall height and counterfort spacing.

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    The document discusses the design of counterfort retaining walls over 6 meters in height. It defines the components of a counterfort wall and describes the design principles. The key components are the upright slab, base slab, heel slab, and main counterforts. Design considerations include calculating bending moments in the slabs based on lateral earth pressures, determining steel reinforcement, and sizing the counterforts and slabs based on the wall height and counterfort spacing.

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    Course Code: 17CE4156

    Course Title: ADVANCED DESIGN OF REINFORCED


    CONCRETE STRUCTURES
    Instructor: Mr. M. Anil Kumar, Asst. Professor
    Department of Civil Engineering,
    K L E F Deemed to be University.
     Definition
     Components of Counterfort Retaining Wall
     Design Principles of Counterfort Retaining Wall
    - Proportioning of Retaining wall
    - Reinforcement Detailing
     Retaining
    walls over 6 mts in height are usually made of
    COUNTERFORT TYPE.
     Upright Slab: Designed as Continuous slab spanning on the

    counterforts and subjected to lateral Earth pressure. By


    considering the horizontal pressure Intensity at 1 m deep strip
    of the Upright slab, the max. Bending Moment for Upright slab
    is + or – (pl2/12)

     Thickness is computed using the Bending moments calculated.


     Horizontal Pressure Intensity

     Steel runs horizontally, being away from the earth side at sections

    mid-way between counterforts and ear earth side at the sections on


    counterforts.

     Slab shall be provided with distribution steel not less than 0.15% of
    gross area of the section.
     Base Slab: Width of Base slab may be made 0.6 H to 0.7 H where H is

    the Overall height of the Retaining wall.

     Toe Slab: The toe projection is one-fourth of total width of the base

    slab.

     Heel Slab: Heel slab should be designed as a continuous slab with


    counterforts as supports. The slab is designed as a continuous slab
    consisting of Continuous strips parallel to wall. Each strip is uniformly
    loaded and varies from a maximum at heel edge to a minimum near the
    wall
     Loading on a strip of heel slab will consists of the following
    a) Dead load of the strip.
    b) Weight of earth above the strip.
    c) Vertical component of lateral pressure in the case if earth is
    surcharged at an angle.
    d) Super load intensity acting on retained soil if any
    e) Upward soil pressure

     If Q is the load acting per unit area near the heel end, then consider a

    one meter strip near the end. The maximum bending moment for the
    strip is + or – (Ql2/12).
     This moment will be a sagging at mid sections between the

    counterforts and hogging at sections over the supports.

     Thickness of the base slab shouldn't be less than the following


    D = 4.17 l √H
    D=2lH
    Where D is the thickness of the base slab in cm.

    l is the spacing of counterforts in meters.

    H is the overall height of wall in meters.

     Counterforts are spaced from 3 meter to 3.5 meters. Spacing may also
    be taken from one third the height of the wall to half the height of the
    wall.

     Toe Slab: Toe slab design depends upon whether the toe is allowed to
    remain a cantilever or it is made to act as continuous slab by
    providing front counterforts.
    Counterforts: Main Counterforts
    Front Counterforts

    Main Counterforts: 1) Designed as vertical cantilevers held in position


    by the base slab.
    2) Loading on the counterforts is due to the lateral
    earth pressure acting on the upright slab.
    The horizontal force transferred to one counterfort is given by

    Ph = Cp Wh3 l cos
    12
    acting at a height of h/3 above the base

     Max. bending moment for the counterfort = M = [Ph * h/3]


    .
    .

    Horizontal TIES connecting the main counterforts and Upright slab


    .

    Vertical links connecting the main counterforts and Heel slab

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