DESIGN OF GEO-STRAP REINFORCED SOIL WALLS

Project kangra

Location 177+050 to 177+400

Client HMBS
Description

Type of Structure Geo-strap Reinforced Soil Wall

Wall Height (m) 7.20 m

Design Methodology

BS 8006 : 2010 Code of practice for strengthened / reinforced soils and other fills

US Department of Transportation FHWA-NHI-00-043 Mechanically

Seismic stabilized earth walls and reinforced soil slopes design and
construction guidelines

For Seismic analysis:-

Seismic Zone V
Peak Ground Acceleration 0.18

Designed By
Checked By Revision
Date Revision Date

Document No.

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 INPUT DATA
Wall Geometry
Design Height of wall H 7.20 m
Wall Height above G.L. h 6.20 m
Depth of Embedment Dm 1.00 m

Mechanical Height of wall HT 7.76 m

Carriage way width Cb 22.00 m

Levelling Pad Thickness hL 0.20 m
Thickness of Road material Trm 0.56 m
Average unit weight of pavement grm 25.00 kN/m3

Wall Inclinication
Measured from Vertical w 0 Degrees
Measured from Horizontal a 90 Degrees

Slopes
Front slope angle i 0 Degrees
Back slope angle b 0 Degrees

Input Soil Parameters (Long-term Stability)

Soil Data c' (kPa) g f

(kN/m3) (Degree)
Reinforced fill Soil 0.00 19.00 32
Retained Soil 0.00 19.00 32
Existing Foundation Soil 0.00 19.13 34

External Loading
Dead Load Surcharge DL 14.00 kN/m2
Traffic Surcharge LL 24.00 kN/m2
Crash Barrier & friction Slab load SL 14.66 kN/m
Horizontal Load F 0.00 kN

Width of fricition slab (for SL) bF 1.80 m

Distance from Wall Edge to Centre of Strip Load, d 0.90 m
Point of application of load hBF 0.90 m

Input Seismic Parameters

Seismic Zone V
Max. Ground acceleration coefficient, α0 0.18
Max. wall acceleration, αm 0.23
Input facing Panel details
Height of facing panel Hp 1.60 m
Width of facing panel Wp 2.00 m
Thickness of facing panel Tp 0.18 m
Unit weight of facing panel 24.0 kN/m3

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 Partial Material Factors:-
a) for Geosynthetics reinforcement :-
Techstrap Techstrap Techstrap Techstrap Techstrap Techstrap Techstrap
Type: 20 30 40 50 60 75 85
Index tensile strength kN 20 30 40 50 60 75 85
Ultimate tensile strength kN/m 235 353 471 588 706 789 895
Creep reduction factor, F -creep 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45
Manufacturing, Fm 11 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Extrapolation of test data, Fm 12 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Installation damage, Fm 21 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03
Durability, Fm22 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20

Global Reduction factor 1.792 1.792 1.792 1.792 1.792 1.792 1.792
Long Term Design strength kN/m 11.16 16.74 22.32 27.90 33.48 41.85 47.43
T-available kN/m 11.16 16.74 22.32 27.90 33.48 41.85 47.43
width of Geo-strip , bs (m) 0.085 0.085 0.085 0.085 0.085 0.095 0.095

Coefficient of Pullout, Ci 0.90 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85

Coefficient of Direct Sliding, C ds 0.90 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85
Coefficient of interaction, a 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85

b) for Soil :- ULS SLS

To be applied to tan fp' fms 1.0 1.0
To be applied to c' fms 1.6 1.0
To be applied to cu fms 1.0 1.0
c) Partial factor for Soil reinforcement :-
Sliding across surface to reinforcement fs 1.3 1.0
Pull-out resistance to reinforcement fp 1.3 1.0
d) Partial factor for Safety :-
Foundation bearing capacity to be applied to q u fms 1.35 1.0
Sliding along base of structure OR any horizontal surface fs 1.2 1.0
where there is soil to soil contact
Table: Partial load factors for load combinations associated with walls as per BS8006
Load Combinations
Effects
A B C seismic
Mass of the reinforced soil body, ffs 1.5 1 1 1
Mass of backfill on top of the reinforced soil wall, f fs 1.5 1 1 1
Earth pressure behind the structure, ffs 1.5 1.5 1 1
Traffic load: 1
on reinforced soil block: fq 1.5 0 0 1
behind reinforced soil block, fq 1.5 1.5 0 1
Design Height of the Wall (Including Embedment) 7.20 m
Mechanical Height 7.76 m
Carriage way width (b/w inner to inner face of wall) 22.00 m

Trial Length of Reinforcement 5.43 m 5.50 m

(Minimum Trial Length = Greater of 0.7H & 3.0m, as per BS-8006)

Provided Length of Reinforcement 6.10 m

Vertical spacing b/w reinforcement 0.80 m

External Stability Calculation for RE wall Refer BS 8006

Earth Pressure Coefficient for External Stability :-

Ka = (1 - Sinf) / (1 + Sinf) = 0.307

Calculations for Resisting & Driving Moments :-

Load Combination - A :-

Vertical Horizontal Lever Resisting Overturning

Description Loads Loads Arm Moment Moment
(kN/m) (kN/m) (m) (kN-m/m) (kN-m/m)
Rv Rh Mr Mo
1. Weight of reinforced soil mass, V1 = [L*H*gr*ffs] 1251.7 3.05 3817.75
2. Weight of fill on top of the reinf. soil mass, V2 = [DL*L* ffs] 128.1 3.05 390.71
3. Traffic surcharge V3 = [LL*L*fq] 219.6 3.05 669.78
4. weight of Crash barrier V4 = [SL*bf *ffs] 39.6 0.90 35.62
5. Soil behind reinforced soil mass, H1 = [0.5*ka*gb* H2*ffs] 227.0 2.40 544.75
6. Due to Dead Load H2 = [ka*H*DL*fq] 46.5 3.60 167.25
7. Due to Traffic surcharge H3 = [ka*H*LL*fq] 79.6 3.60 286.71
8. Due to Horizontal load H4 = [F*fq] 0.0 0.90 0.00
1639.00 353.08 4913.85 998.70

Resulting Force acts to a distance of the toe of the wall :- Mr - Mo 3915.15

X = = = 2.39
Rv 1639.00
Eccentricity , e = L/2 - X = 0.66 m
Vertical stress at the base of the wall ( according to Mayerhof ) :-
q = Rv / (L - 2e) = 343.07 kN/m2

Req. Ultimate bearing capacity of soil qreq. = (qr - Dm*gf)fms = 437.32 kN/m2

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for foundation soil:- f = 34.00 Degrees

Bearing Capacity Factors Nc 42.12

Nq 29.41
Ng 41.02 (Refer, Page - 8, IS 6403)

Ult. Bearing Capacity of foundation soil (qult)f = c Nc + gf d (Nq - 1) + 0.5(L-2e) gf Ng

(qult)f = 2437.11 kN/m2
Load Combination - B :-
Vertical Horizontal Lever Resisting Overturning
Description Loads Loads Arm Moment Moment
(kN/m) (kN/m) (m) (kN-m/m) (kN-m/m)
Rv Rh Mr Mo
1. Weight of reinforced soil mass, V1 = [L*H*gr*ffs] 834.5 3.05 2545.16
2. Weight of fill on top of the reinf. soil mass, V2 = [DL*L* ffs] 85.4 3.05 260.47
3. Traffic surcharge V3 = [LL*L*fq] 0.0 3.05 0.00
4. weight of Crash barrier V4 = [SL*bf *ffs] 26.4 0.90 23.75
5. Soil behind reinforced soil mass, H1 = [0.5*ka*gb* H2*ffs] 227.0 2.40 544.75
6. Due to Dead Load H2 = [ka*H*DL*fq] 46.5 3.60 167.25
7. Due to Traffic surcharge H3 = [ka*H*LL*fq] 79.6 3.60 286.71
8. Due to Horizontal load H4 = [F*fq] 0.0 0.90 0.00
946.27 353.08 2829.38 998.70

Resulting Force acts to a distance of the toe of the wall :- Mr - Mo 1830.68

X = = = 1.93
Rv 946.27
Eccentricity , e = L/2 - X = 1.12 m
Vertical stress at the base of the wall ( according to Mayerhof ) :-
q = Rv / (L - 2e) = 244.56 kN/m2

Req. Ultimate bearing capacity of soil qreq. = (qr - Dm*gf)fms = 304.33 kN/m2

Ult. Bearing Capacity of foundation soil (qult)f = 2080.75 kN/m2

Load Combination - C :-
Vertical Horizontal Lever Resisting Overturning
Description Loads Loads Arm Moment Moment
(kN/m) (kN/m) (m) (kN-m/m) (kN-m/m)
Rv Rh Mr Mo
1. Weight of reinforced soil mass, V1 = [L*H*gr*ffs] 834.5 3.05 2545.16
2. Weight of fill on top of the reinf. soil mass, V2 = [DL*L* ffs] 85.4 3.05 260.47
3. Traffic surcharge V3 = [LL*L*fq] 0.0 3.05 0.00
4. weight of Crash barrier V4 = [SL*bf *ffs] 26.4 0.90 23.75
5. Soil behind reinforced soil mass, H1 = [0.5*ka*gb* H2*ffs] 151.3 2.40 363.16
6. Due to Dead Load H2 = [ka*H*DL*fq] 0.0 3.60 0.00
7. Due to Traffic surcharge H3 = [ka*H*LL*fq] 0.0 3.60 0.00
8. Due to Horizontal load H4 = [F*fq] 0.0 0.90 0.00
946.27 151.32 2829.38 363.16

Resulting Force acts to a distance of the toe of the wall :- Mr - Mo 2466.22

X = = = 2.61
Rv 946.27
Eccentricity , e = L/2 - X = 0.44 m
Vertical stress at the base of the wall ( according to Mayerhof ) :-
q = Rv / (L - 2e) = 181.54 kN/m2

Req. Ultimate bearing capacity of soil qreq. = (qr - Dm*gf)fms = 162.41 kN/m2

Ult. Bearing Capacity of foundation soil (qult)f = 2607.80 kN/m2

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Summary Table :-
Rv Rv' Mr Mo e qreq qult
S.No. Load Case Rh (kN/m) Mr'
(kN/m) (kN/m) (kN-m/m) (kN-m/m) (m) (kN/m2) (kN/m2)
1 A 1639.00 1419.40 353.08 4913.85 4244.07 998.70 0.661 437.32 2437.11
2 B 946.27 946.27 353.08 2829.38 2829.38 998.70 1.115 304.33 2080.75
3 C 946.27 946.27 151.32 2829.38 2829.38 363.16 0.444 162.41 2607.80
Stability Check :- for Overturning, Mr / Mo ≥ 1.50
for Bearing Capacity, (qallow)f / qreq ≥ 1.35
for Internal Sliding, Rv tanf / fs Rh ≥ 1.00
Overturning check
Bearing Capacity Check Internal sliding check
S.No. Load Case
Mr'/Mo Remark qult / qreq Remark Rv tanf / Remark
fs Rh
1 A 4.25 Safe 5.573 Safe 2.609 Safe
2 B 2.83 Safe 6.837 Safe 1.506 Safe
3 C 7.79 Safe 16.057 Safe 3.515 Safe

Check for Sliding (at the base of the structure) :- for Soil to Soil Contact, FOS ≥ 1.00
for Soil to reinforcement Contact, FOS ≥ 1.00 (Refer page - 84, BS 8006)
Long-term - stability Condition :-
Soil to Soil Contact soil to reinforcement contact
Load Case Rh * fs Rv ( tan f'p / Fms ) Rv (a'.tan f' p / Fms)
FOS Remark FOS Remark
+ C' L / Fms + (a'bc.C'.L )/Fms
A 423.69 1105.52 2.61 Safe 994.97 2.35 Safe
B 423.69 638.27 1.51 Safe 574.44 1.36 Safe
C 181.58 638.27 3.52 Safe 574.44 3.16 Safe

Short-term - stability Condition :-

Soil to Soil Contact soil to reinforcement contact
Load Case Rh * fs
Cu'.L/Fms Remark a'bc. Cu'.L / Fms Remark
A 423.69 1799.34 4.25 Safe 1619.41 3.82 Safe
B 423.69 1252.17 2.96 Safe 1126.95 2.66 Safe
C 181.58 668.23 3.68 Safe 601.40 3.31 Safe

Internal Stability Calculation for RE wall Refer BS 8006

Earth Pressure Coefficient for Internal Stability :-

Ka = (1 - Sinf) / (1 + Sinf) = 0.307
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The max. ult. limit state tensile force Tj, to be resisted by the jth layer of element at a depth Zj below the top of the wall is,
Tj = Tpj+Tsj+Tfj
a) The max.tensile force due to vertical loading due to self weight of fill plus surcharge loading :-
Tpj = Ka * svj * Svj = Ka * Svj * [{DL + ϒ Zj} ffs + LL *fq ]
b) The max.tensile force due to vertical strip/ concentrated load applied in accordance :-
Tsj = Ka * Svj * SL * ff / Dj
with 1H : 2V dispersion of the pressure from the bottom of crash barier.
Dispersion width Dj, at the jth layer, If, Zj < (2d - bf) Dj = bf + Z j
If, Zj > (2d - bf) Dj = [(bf + Zj)/2 + d]
c) The max.tensile force due to horizontal shear FL applied to a strip contact area of width b on top of the wall :-
Tfj = 2 FL * ffs *Svj * Q (1 - Zj Q) where, Q= Tan(45 - ϕ'p/2) / (d + b/2)
Internal Stability Calculatios for tensile force, is explained at a particular depth of RE wall from the top,
LOAD COMBINATION A B C
Depth of the reinforcement layer Zj 6.00 6.00 6.00 m
Length of the reinforcement layer Lj 5.50 5.50 5.50 m
Vertical spacing b/w reinforcement Svj 0.80 0.80 0.80 m
The maximum tensile force Tpj 56.04 46.66 35.29 kN/m

b) The max.tensile force due to vertical strip/ concentrated load applied in accordance :-
2d - bf 0 0 0
The dispersion with Dj 4.80 4.8 4.8
Vertical load SL 14.66 14.7 14.7 kN/m2
The maximum tensile force due to external loading Tsj 2.027 1.351 1.351 kN/m

c) The max.tensile force due to horizontal shear FL applied to a strip contact area of width b on top of the wall :-
Horizontal force on crash barrier F * ffs FL 0.00 0.00 0.00 kN/m2
Q = Tan(45 - ϕ'p/2) / (d + b/2) Q 0.308 0.308 0.308
The maximum tensile force due to horizontal loading Tfj 0.00 0.00 0.00 kN/m

The max. tensile force Tpj+Tsj+Tfj + Tcj Tj 58.07 48.01 36.65 kN/m
Check for Rupture / Strength :-
Ult. tensile strength of the reinforcement, Tult = 75.0 kN/m
Partial material factor fm = 1.792
No. of strip per m n = 2 nos.
Design strength of the reinforcement, Td = n Tult / fm = 83.70 kN/m
Ramification factor fn = 1.10
FOS against Strength [TD / fn] / Tj 1.31 1.58 2.08
Check for Rupture [TD / fn] / Tj ≥ 1 SAFE SAFE SAFE

Check for Adherence of Reinforcement

Pj ≥ Tj / [ μ Lej {ffs ϒ Zj + ffs DL} / fp fn ] OR Pj [ μ Lej {ffs ϒ Zj + ffs DL} / fp fn ] ≥ Tj

Coef. of friction b/w fill & reinforcing elements, a'Tan ϕ'p μ 0.531 0.53 0.53

Length of reinforcement in the resisting zone, Lej 4.83 4.83 4.83 m

[ L - (H - hj) x tan (45 - ϕ/2) ]
Available total horizontal width of the top and bottom
faces of the reinforcement [2 * n *bs ] Pj 0.38 0.38 0.38

Adherence strength of the reinforcement

131.02 87.35 87.35
Pj [ μ Lej {ffs ϒ Zj + ffs DL} / fp fn ]
Pj [ μ Lej {ffs ϒ Zj + ffs DL} / fp fn ] / Tj 2.26 1.82 2.38
Check Pj [ μ Lej {ffs ϒ Zj + ffs DL} / fp fn ] / Tj ≥ 1 SAFE SAFE SAFE

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 External stability Calculation for RE wall in Seismic condition
Seismic Zone V
Max. ground acceleration A 0.18
Max. wall acceleration coefficient, (1.45 - A)A Am 0.23

As Per (Mononobe Okabe Analysis), DYNAMIC EARTH PRESSURE COEFFICIENT, (KAE) =

cos² (φ-ψ-90+α)
cosψ cos² (90-α ) cos(ß+90-α+ψ) [ 1
1+ {sin (φ+ ß) sin (φ-ψ- ß)/cos( ß+90-α+ψ) cos (ß-90+α)}^0.5 ]²
ψ = TAN¯¹ [ Ksh/(1-Ksv)] ψ 12.877 Degree
Dynamic Earth Pressure Coefficient , if Am> 0 Kae 0.464
if Am = 0 Kae 0.307
Dynamic Earth Pressure Coefficient Increment DKdyn 0.157
Coefficient of Active Earth Pressure Ka 0.307

Height of Re wall (Including Embedment) H 7.20 m

Length of reinforcement L 6.10 m

Vertical Force (Rv):

weight of reinforced soil mass, [L*H*gr] V1 834.5 kN/m
weight of fill on top of the reinforced soil mass, [DL*L] V2 85.4 kN/m
Traffic surcharge [LL*L] V3 146.4 kN/m
weight of crash barrier [SL*b f] V4 26.4 kN/m
Total Vertical force Rv 1092.7 kN/m
Horizontal Force (Rh):
Soil behind reinforced soil mass, [0.5*ka*gb* H2] H1 151.3 kN/m
due to Dead Load [ka*H*DL] H2 31.0 kN/m
due to Traffic surcharge [ka*H*LL] H3 53.1 kN/m
due to Horizontal load [F] H4 0.0 kN/m
Total Vertical force Rh 235.4 kN/m
Horizontal Siesmic Thrust
Horizontal Inertia force 0.5 Am gr H2 PIR 112.58 kN/m
Seismic thrust, 0.5 (DKdyn) gf H2 PAE 78.00 kN/m
Resisting Moment (Mr):
weight of reinforced soil mass, V1*L/2 2545.2 kN-m/m
weight of fill on top of the reinforced soil mass, V2*L/2 260.5 kN-m/m
Traffic surcharge V3*L/2 446.5 kN-m/m
weight of crash barrier V4*bf/2 23.7 kN-m/m
Total Resisting Moment ∑Mr 3275.9 kN-m/m
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 Overturning Moment (Mo):
Soil behind reinforced soil mass, H1*H/3 363.2 kN-m/m
due to Dead Load H2*H/2 111.5 kN-m/m
due to Traffic surcharge H3*H/2 191.1 kN-m/m
due to Horizontal load H4*(H+hBF) 0.0 kN-m/m
Total Overturning Moment ∑Mo 665.8 kN-m/m
adding seismic effect to the overurning moments
due to horizontal Inertia force PIR * H/2 405.29 kN-m/m
due to seismic thrust, 0.5 PAE * 0.6 H 168.48 kN-m/m
Total Overturning Moment ∑Mo 1239.6 kN-m/m

Eccentricity, [L/2 - (∑Mr - ∑Mo)/ Rv] e 1.186 m

Base width of foundation L 6.10 m
e/L 0.19
Partial Safety Factor against eccentricity SAFE

Max. bearing Pressure [Rv / (L-2e)] qr 293.16 kN/m2

for foundation soil:- Bearing Capacity Factors Nc 42.12
Nq 29.41
Ultimatef Bearing
= 34 Degrees
Capacity of soil Ng 41.02
[cf Nc + gf D Nq + 0.5(L-2e) gf Ng (qult)f 2428.33 kN/m2
Partial Safety Factor against bearing 8.283 SAFE
Check for Overturning :
Partial Safety Factor against overturning Mr / Mo 2.28
Mr / Mo ≥ 1.125 SAFE
Check for Sliding:
Sliding along the base [V1 +V2 +V4] tanf / [ Rh + PIR +0.5 PAE ] 1.65
Partial Safety Factor against sliding ≥ 1.125 SAFE

Internal stability Calculation for RE wall in Seismic condition

Depth of the reinforcement layer Zj 6.00 m
Length of the reinforcement layer Lj 5.50 m
Vertical spacing b/w reinforcement Svj 0.80 m

The maximum tensile force Tpj 37.36 kN/m

The maximum tensile force due to external loading Tsj 1.35 kN/m
The maximum tensile force due to horizontal loading Tfj 0.00 kN/m
The maximum ultimate limit state tensile force Tj 38.71 kN/m

Mass of the wedge [0.5 gr tan (45-f/2) H2] W 272.99

Seismic force acting per unit width of wall, Am W PI 62.40 kN/m
Lej 4.83 m
∑ Lej 43.94 m
Dynamic increment,directly induced by Inertia force Tmd 6.87 kN/m
PI * Lej / ∑Lej

Available tensile strength of reinforcement Tava 76.09 kN/m

Creep factor Rfc 1.45

The max. limit state tensile force Tmax 43.45 kN/m

FOS against Strength Tult / Tmax 1.75
Check for Rupture Tult / Tmax ≥ 1.125 SAFE
Check for Adherence of Reinforcement
F* = Ci Tan φ = 0.531 C = 2.00
scale correction factor, a = 1.00 Coverage Ratio = 0.19
Length of reinforcement in the resisting zone, Lej 4.83
Pullout resistance Tjr = (0.8F*) (ϒ) (z) (Le) C (Rc) (α) Pj 99.92
Tmax 43.45
Partial Safety Factor 2.30
Pj / Tmax ≥ 1.125 SAFE
 External Stability Calculation for RE wall (Layerwise)
A) Load Combination - A :-

Reinforcement Layout Details Rvj Rhj Mr Mo e

Check for
Layer Check for Check for Rv tanf /
zj hj Svj L e/L Mr / Mo Internal
from (kN/m) (kN/m) (kN-m/m) (kN-m/m) (m) eccentri-city overturning fs Rh
(m) (m) (m) (m) Sliding
bottom

1 0.40 6.80 0.80 6.10 1569.5 321.6 4786.9 863.8 0.550 0.09 SAFE 5.54 SAFE 2.44 SAFE

2 1.20 6.00 0.80 5.50 1293.6 262.7 3557.4 630.5 0.487 0.09 SAFE 5.64 SAFE 2.46 SAFE

3 2.00 5.20 0.80 5.50 1168.2 209.5 3212.5 442.0 0.378 0.07 SAFE 7.27 SAFE 2.79 SAFE

4 2.80 4.40 0.80 5.50 1042.8 161.8 2867.7 293.9 0.282 0.05 SAFE 9.76 SAFE 3.22 SAFE

5 3.60 3.60 0.80 5.50 917.4 119.8 2522.8 181.6 0.198 0.04 SAFE 13.89 SAFE 3.83 SAFE

6 4.40 2.80 0.80 6.00 860.4 83.4 2581.1 100.7 0.117 0.02 SAFE 25.63 SAFE 5.16 SAFE

7 5.20 2.00 0.80 7.20 860.4 52.5 3097.4 46.7 0.054 0.01 SAFE 66.32 SAFE 8.18 SAFE

8 6.00 1.20 0.80 7.60 732.7 27.3 2784.3 15.1 0.021 0.00 SAFE 184.00 SAFE 13.40 SAFE

9 6.80 0.40 0.80 13.00 928.8 7.7 6037.1 1.5 0.002 0.00 SAFE 4039.52 SAFE 60.22 SAFE

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Reinforcement Layout Details Load Case - A Load Case - B Load Case - C
Sliding in short-
Sliding in Long-term Sliding in short-term Sliding in Long-term Sliding in short-term Sliding in Long-term
Layer term (Soil-reinf.
zj hj L (Soil-reinf. Contact) (Soil-reinf. Contact) (Soil-reinf. Contact) (Soil-reinf. Contact) (Soil-reinf. Contact)
from Contact)
(m) (m) (m)
bottom
FOSSliding Remark FOSSliding Remark FOSSliding Remark FOSSliding Remark FOSSliding Remark FOSSliding Remark

1 0.40 6.80 6.10 2.47 SAFE 3.01 SAFE 2.47 SAFE 3.66 SAFE 2.69 SAFE 3.04 SAFE

2 1.20 6.00 5.50 2.49 SAFE 3.03 SAFE 2.48 SAFE 3.67 SAFE 2.72 SAFE 3.05 SAFE

3 2.00 5.20 5.50 2.82 SAFE 3.27 SAFE 2.79 SAFE 3.77 SAFE 3.10 SAFE 3.37 SAFE

4 2.80 4.40 5.50 3.26 SAFE 3.63 SAFE 3.20 SAFE 3.99 SAFE 3.60 SAFE 3.81 SAFE

5 3.60 3.60 5.50 3.87 SAFE 4.17 SAFE 3.75 SAFE 4.40 SAFE 4.30 SAFE 4.46 SAFE

6 4.40 2.80 6.00 5.22 SAFE 5.43 SAFE 4.98 SAFE 5.43 SAFE 5.84 SAFE 5.94 SAFE

7 5.20 2.00 7.20 8.28 SAFE 8.41 SAFE 7.71 SAFE 7.98 SAFE 9.34 SAFE 9.39 SAFE

8 6.00 1.20 7.60 13.57 SAFE 13.64 SAFE 11.84 SAFE 12.01 SAFE 15.11 SAFE 15.13 SAFE

9 6.80 0.40 13.00 60.97 SAFE 60.99 SAFE 46.60 SAFE 46.64 SAFE 64.93 SAFE 64.93 SAFE

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 Internal Stability Calculation for RE wall (Layerwise)
A) Load Combination - A :- Coefficient of Active Earth Pressure (Ka) 0.307
(Q) For the Calculation of (Tfj) 0.308
Ramification factor 1.10

Reinforcement Layout Details Rvj

no. of F.S. Check
Layer e Dj Tpj Tsj Tfj Tj Tult RFtot strip Td for
zj hj Svj L Strength
from (kN/m) /metre (n) Rupture
(m) (m) (m) (m)
bottom

1 0.40 6.80 0.80 6.10 1569.462 0.55 5.20 61.65 1.87 0.00 63.52 75.00 1.792 2 83.70 1.20 SAFE

2 1.20 6.00 0.80 5.50 1293.582 0.49 4.80 56.04 2.03 0.00 58.07 60.00 1.792 2 66.96 1.05 SAFE

3 2.00 5.20 0.80 5.50 1168.182 0.38 4.40 50.44 2.21 0.00 52.65 60.00 1.792 3 100.44 1.73 SAFE

4 2.80 4.40 0.80 5.50 1042.782 0.28 4.00 44.84 2.43 0.00 47.27 50.00 1.792 4 111.59 2.15 SAFE

5 3.60 3.60 0.80 5.50 917.382 0.20 3.60 39.23 2.70 0.00 41.93 50.00 1.792 4 111.59 2.42 SAFE

6 4.40 2.80 0.80 6.00 860.382 0.12 3.20 33.63 3.04 0.00 36.67 50.00 1.792 4 111.59 2.77 SAFE

7 5.20 2.00 0.80 7.20 860.382 0.05 2.80 28.02 3.47 0.00 31.50 40.00 1.792 4 89.28 2.58 SAFE

8 6.00 1.20 0.80 7.60 732.702 0.02 2.40 22.42 4.05 0.00 26.47 30.00 1.792 4 66.96 2.30 SAFE

9 6.80 0.40 0.80 13.00 928.782 0.002 2.00 16.81 4.86 0.00 21.68 30.00 1.792 4 66.96 2.81 SAFE

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Check for Adherenence of reinforcement :-

Reinforcement Layout Details no. of Load Case - A Load Case - B Load Case - C
Layer Lej strip
zj hj Svj L (m) /metre
from Puj Tj FOS Remark Puj Tj FOS Remark Puj Tj FOS Remark
(m) (m) (m) (m) (n)
bottom

1 0.4 6.8 0.8 6.1 5.88 2.0 178.21 63.52 2.81 SAFE 118.81 53.34 2.23 SAFE 118.81 41.01 2.90 SAFE

2 1.2 6 0.8 5.5 4.83 2.0 117.23 58.07 2.02 SAFE 78.15 48.01 1.63 SAFE 78.15 36.65 2.13 SAFE

3 2.0 5.2 0.8 5.5 4.39 3.0 140.75 52.65 2.67 SAFE 93.83 38.90 2.41 SAFE 93.83 31.62 2.97 SAFE

4 2.8 4.4 0.8 5.5 3.95 4.0 145.98 47.27 3.09 SAFE 97.32 31.57 3.08 SAFE 97.32 27.04 3.60 SAFE

5 3.6 3.6 0.8 5.5 3.50 4.0 109.40 41.93 2.61 SAFE 72.93 25.51 2.86 SAFE 72.93 22.82 3.20 SAFE

6 4.4 2.8 0.8 6 3.56 4.0 90.66 36.67 2.47 SAFE 60.44 20.05 3.02 SAFE 60.44 18.84 3.21 SAFE

7 5.2 2 0.8 7.2 4.32 4.0 85.06 31.50 2.70 SAFE 56.71 15.56 3.64 SAFE 56.71 15.17 3.74 SAFE

8 6.0 1.2 0.8 7.6 4.27 4.0 59.59 26.47 2.25 SAFE 39.73 11.88 3.34 SAFE 39.73 11.76 3.38 SAFE

9 6.8 0.4 0.8 13 9.23 4.0 75.54 21.68 3.48 SAFE 50.36 8.56 5.89 SAFE 50.36 8.55 5.89 SAFE
Check For External Stability [in seismic condition]

Reinforcement Layout Details Rhj (kN) OVERTURNING SLIDING

Mr Mo
Layer Rvj e
zj hj Svj L (kN- (kN- e/L Remark
from (kN) Rh(static) Rh(dyn.) Rhj (m) FOS Remark FOS Remark
(m) (m) (m) (m) m/m) m/m)
bottom

1 0.40 6.80 0.80 6.10 1046 214.37 134.97 349.34 3135 1058.28 1.07 0.175 SAFE 2.54 SAFE 1.87 SAFE

2 1.20 6.00 0.80 5.50 862 175.14 105.08 280.22 2323 751.71 0.93 0.169 SAFE 2.61 SAFE 1.92 SAFE

3 2.00 5.20 0.80 5.50 779 139.64 78.93 218.57 2093 510.38 0.72 0.131 SAFE 3.39 SAFE 2.23 SAFE

4 2.80 4.40 0.80 5.50 695 107.88 56.51 164.39 1863 326.59 0.54 0.098 SAFE 4.59 SAFE 2.64 SAFE

5 3.60 3.60 0.80 5.50 612 79.86 37.83 117.69 1633 192.63 0.39 0.072 SAFE 6.59 SAFE 3.25 SAFE

6 4.40 2.80 0.80 6.00 574 55.58 22.88 78.46 1665 100.81 0.27 0.045 SAFE 12.23 SAFE 4.57 SAFE

7 5.20 2.00 0.80 7.20 574 35.03 11.68 46.70 1994 43.41 0.20 0.028 SAFE 31.60 SAFE 7.68 SAFE

8 6.00 1.20 0.80 7.60 488 18.21 4.20 22.42 1780 12.74 0.18 0.024 SAFE 85.29 SAFE 13.62 SAFE

9 6.80 0.40 0.80 13.00 619 5.14 0.47 5.60 3877 1.09 0.24 0.018 SAFE 1689.27 SAFE 69.07 SAFE

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Check For Internal Stability [in seismic condition]

Internal Inertial Force Due to the Weight of the Infill within the Active Zone, = 62.40 kN
creep factor for geogrid 1.45

Reinforcement Layout Details

Layer Lej Tpj Tjstatic Tmd Tmax FOS Check for FOS
zj hj Svj L (m) (kN)
Tsj Tfj (kN) (kN) (kN)
Tava
Rupture
Puj
Pullout
Remark
from
(m) (m) (m) (m)
bottom

1 0.4 6.8 0.8 6.10 5.88 41.10 1.25 0.00 42.35 8.35 48.10 76.09 1.62 SAFE 135.92 2.826 SAFE

2 1.2 6 0.8 5.50 4.83 37.36 1.35 0.00 38.71 6.87 43.45 60.87 1.45 SAFE 89.41 2.058 SAFE

3 2 5.2 0.8 5.50 4.39 33.63 1.47 0.00 35.10 6.24 39.40 91.30 2.41 SAFE 107.34 2.724 SAFE

4 2.8 4.4 0.8 5.50 3.95 29.89 1.62 0.00 31.51 5.61 35.38 101.45 3.01 SAFE 111.33 3.147 SAFE

5 3.6 3.6 0.8 5.50 3.50 26.15 1.80 0.00 27.96 4.98 31.39 101.45 3.43 SAFE 83.44 2.658 SAFE

6 4.4 2.8 0.8 6.00 3.56 22.42 2.03 0.00 24.44 5.06 27.93 101.45 3.92 SAFE 69.14 2.475 SAFE

7 5.2 2 0.8 7.20 4.32 18.68 2.32 0.00 21.00 6.13 25.23 81.16 3.54 SAFE 64.87 2.572 SAFE

8 6 1.2 0.8 7.60 4.27 14.95 2.70 0.00 17.65 6.07 21.83 60.87 3.18 SAFE 45.45 2.081 SAFE

9 6.8 0.4 0.8 13.00 9.23 11.21 3.24 0.00 14.45 13.11 23.49 60.87 3.01 SAFE 57.61 2.452 SAFE

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 Height of the Wall = 7.20 m
The Carriage way width = 22.00 m [b/w inner to inner faces of wall]

Layer zj hj Length of Reinf. Length of Reinf. no. of

Tult Type of
from [as per design] [provided] strip Td
(kN/m) Geo-strip
bottom (m) (m) (m) (m) per m

1 0.40 6.80 6.10 6.10 75.00 2.00 83.70 Techstrap 75

2 1.20 6.00 5.50 5.50 60.00 2.00 66.96 Techstrap 60
3 2.00 5.20 5.50 5.50 60.00 3.00 100.44 Techstrap 60
4 2.80 4.40 5.50 5.50 50.00 4.00 111.59 Techstrap 50
5 3.60 3.60 5.50 5.50 50.00 4.00 111.59 Techstrap 50
6 4.40 2.80 6.00 6.00 50.00 4.00 111.59 Techstrap 50
7 5.20 2.00 7.20 7.20 40.00 4.00 89.28 Techstrap 40
8 6.00 1.20 7.60 7.60 30.00 4.00 66.96 Techstrap 30
9 6.80 0.40 13.00 13.00 30.00 4.00 66.96 Techstrap 30
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- 8.40 - - 22.00 - 4.00 - 0
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Notes:
1. Reinforcement layers are seqenced from bottom to top. Layer no. 1 is the bottom most.
2. zj is the height of the jth layer measured from top of levelling pad
3. Tult is the short-term peak tensile strength of the geo-strip.
4. TD is the long-term design strength of the geo-strip.

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 Seismic Details as per IS CODE --- IS 1893 : 2002

Seismic Zone II III IV V

Ground acceleration coefficient α0 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.08

Zone Factor Z 0.10 0.16 0.24 0.36
Average Response Acceleration
Coefficient for 5% damping Sa/g 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Factor for Damping 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Final Average Response Acceleration
Coefficient Sa/g 2 2 2 2
Importance factor I 1 1.2 1.2 1.2
Response reduction factor R 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Max.Horizontal Ground Acceleration

Coefficient, Ksh 0.040 0.077 0.115 0.173
(= (Z/2)*(Sa/g) / (R/I)

Max.Horizontal Ground Acceleration Kh 0.05 0.08 0.12 0.18

Coefficient taken for Designs