The document provides design calculations for a 1.5m retaining wall for a 10MW solar power plant in Vijaipur, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. It calculates loads and moments on the wall, checks stability, and designs the stem, toe slab, and reinforcing steel. The retaining wall design was found to be stable with factors of safety above requirements.
The document provides design calculations for a 1.5m retaining wall for a 10MW solar power plant in Vijaipur, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. It calculates loads and moments on the wall, checks stability, and designs the stem, toe slab, and reinforcing steel. The retaining wall design was found to be stable with factors of safety above requirements.
The document provides design calculations for a 1.5m retaining wall for a 10MW solar power plant in Vijaipur, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. It calculates loads and moments on the wall, checks stability, and designs the stem, toe slab, and reinforcing steel. The retaining wall design was found to be stable with factors of safety above requirements.
The document provides design calculations for a 1.5m retaining wall for a 10MW solar power plant in Vijaipur, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. It calculates loads and moments on the wall, checks stability, and designs the stem, toe slab, and reinforcing steel. The retaining wall design was found to be stable with factors of safety above requirements.
DATA Safe bearing capacity of soil 223 kN/sq.m Height of wall above ground level 1.50 m Surcharge load 0.00 kN/sq.m Equivalent height of wall due to sur. load 0.00 m Unit weight of material to be retained 18.00 kN/cu.m Angle of repose 30 deg. Min. depth of foundation 1.38 m Provided depth of foundation below GL 1.50 m Overall height of wall 3.00 m Suggested width of base slab (0.6H) 1.80 m Provided width of base slab 2.00 m Suggested toe projection (0.25B) 0.50 m Provided toe projection 0.00 m Thickness of stem at base 0.25 m Thickness of stem at top 0.25 m Provided heel projection 1.75 m Suggested thickness of base slab 0.25 m Provided thickness of base slab 0.30 m Characteristic strength of concrete 20 N/sq.mm Characteristic strength of steel 500 N/sq.mm Q-limit 2.66 Tc max 2.80 N/sq.mm Unit weight of concrete 25 kN/cu.m Co-efficient of friction 0.50 Clear cover 50 mm Net SBC 250.00 kN/sq.m
STABILITY CALCULATIONS
1.50 W1 W3
GL
W4
1.50
W2 HEEL SLAB 0.30 B 1.75 A 0.25 2.00
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Considereing 1m length of the wall,
LOAD DIMENSIONS UNIT FORCE L B H VOLUME WEIGHT (m) (m) (m) (cum) (kN/cu.m) (kN) W1 1.00 0.25 2.70 0.675 25 16.875 W2 1.00 2.00 0.30 0.6 25 15 W3 1.00 1.75 2.70 4.725 18 90.05 W4 1.00 0.00 1.20 0 18 0 Total 121.93
LEVER- LEVER- MOMEN MOMEN
ARM ARM T ABOUT T ABOUT (m) (m) (kNm) (kNm) 1.875 0.13 31.64 2.11 1 1.00 15.00 15.00 0.875 1.13 78.79 101.31 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 125.43 118.42 Moment due to earth pressure 34.02 Total moment 159.45
Distance of point of application of the resultant 1.31 m
Eccentricity, e=Z-b/2 0.31 m b/6 0.33 m ECCENTRICITY IS LESS THAN B/6, HENCE SAFE
Maximum and Minimum pressures at the base
Total load on the base 121.93 kN Area 2.00 sqm Z 0.67 cum P/A 60.96 kN/sq.m Pe/Z 56.29 Pmax 117.26 kN/sq.m Check for soil pressure SAFE Min soil pressure 4.67 kN/sq.m Check for soil pressure SAFE
Check for Sliding
Total load on the base 121.93 kN Overall height of wall, H 3.00 m Co-efficient of soil pressure 0.42 Unit weight of soil 18.00 kN/cu.m Horizontal force, P 34.02 kN Limting friction 60.96 kN Factor of safety 1.79 FACTOR OF SAFETY IS MORE THAN 1.5, HENCE SAFE
Check for Overturning
Overturning moment Mo = P*H/3 34.02 kN-m Factor of safety 3.48 FACTOR OF SAFETY IS MORE THAN 2, HENCE SAFE
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DESIGN OF STEM
Total height of the wall 3.00 m
Pressure at bottom 22.68 kN/sq.m Pressure at top 0.00 kN/sq.m Rectangular pressure intensity 0.00 kN/sq.m Lever arm 1.50 m Triangular pressure intensity 22.68 kN/sq.m Lever arm 1.00 Thickness of base slab provided 300.00 mm Actual height of stem 2.70 m Factored bending moment 51.03 kN-m Factored shear force 51.03 kN Thickness of stem at top 250.00 mm Thickness of stem at bottom 250.00 mm Effective thickness of stem 190.00 mm Mu/bd2 1.41 Check for Mu/bd2 SAFE Vu/bd 0.27 a 21.75 b 87.00 c 28.27 Percentage of steel 0.36 Allowable shear stress 0.42 Check for shear SAFE Area of steel required 677.89 sq.mm Dia of bar 12 mm Spacing of bar 150 mm Area of steel provided 753.60 sq.mm Check for steel OK Percentage of distribution steel 0.12 Area of steel required 300.00 sq.mm Dia of bar 10 mm Spacing of bar 200 mm Area of steel provided 392.50 sq.mm Check for steel OK
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DESIGN OF TOE SLAB
Soil pressure at outer edge of toe slab 117.26 kN/sq.m
Thickness of toe slab 300.00 mm Depth of the soil above base slab 2.70 m Weight of slab 7.50 kN/sq.m Net design pressure 109.76 kN/sq.m Cantilever projection toe 0.00 m Effective thickness of toe slab 240.00 mm Factored moment about face of wall 0.00 kN-m Factored shear force -39.51 kN Mu/bd2 0.00 Check for Mu/bd2 SAFE Vu/bd -0.16 a 21.75 b 87.00 c 0.00 Percentage of steel 0.12 Allowable shear stress 0.26 Check for shear SAFE Area of steel required 288.00 sq.mm Dia of bar 12 mm Spacing of bar 200 mm Area of steel provided 565.20 sq.mm Check for steel OK Percentage of distribution steel 0.12 Area of steel required 288.00 sq.mm Dia of bar 12 mm Spacing of bar 200 mm Area of steel provided 565.20 sq.mm Check for steel OK
DESIGN OF HEEL SLAB
Soil pressure at outer edge of heel slab 4.67 kN/sq.m
Thickness of heel slab 300.00 mm Depth of soil above base slab 2.70 m weight of slab 7.50 kN/sq.m Weight of soil 48.60 kN/sq.m Total downward pressure 56.10 kN/sq.m Net design pressure 51.43 kN/sq.m Cantilever projection of heel slab 1.75 m Effective thickness of toe slab 240.00 mm Factored bending moment 118.13 kN-m Factored shear force 116.49 kN Mu/bd2 2.05 Check for Mu/bd2 SAFE Vu/bd 0.49 a 21.75 b 87.00 c 41.02 Percentage of steel 0.54 Allowable shear stress 0.49 Check for shear SAFE
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Area of steel required 1296.00 sq.mm
Dia of bar 16 mm Spacing of bar 150 mm Area of steel provided 1339.73 sq.mm Check for steel OK Percentage of distribution steel 0.12 Area of steel required 288.00 sq.mm Dia of bar 10 mm Spacing of bar 200 mm Area of steel provided 392.50 sq.mm Check for steel OK
