Bottom width Bw = 4 ft Depth of water Dw = 2 Surcharge load Sload = 5 psf Earth Fill Unit Weight of Water rwater 62.4 pcf Unit Weigth Soil rsoil = 110 pcf Unit Weight of wall material rwall = 145 pcf 8 Soil friction factor µ = 0.6 Angle of internal fricition φ = 30 degree DESIGN CALCULATIONS
Stabilizing Force 1 Fr1 = 1740 lb/ft
Stabilizing Force 2 Fr2 = 1450 lb/ft Stabilizing Force 3 Fr3 = 156 lb/ft 4 Moment Arm 1 X1 = 3.25 ft Moment Arm 2 X2 = 1.67 ft Plum Concrete with 30 -40% Boulders (1:3:6)
Moment Arm 3 X3 = 0.67 ft
Over turning pressure Po = 1186.67 lb Total wall area Area = 22.00 ft2 Over turning pressure moment Mo = 3164.44 lb-ft Resisting moment Mr = 8175.67 lb-ft FOS aganist overturning FOS = 2.58 > 2 Hence OK FOS aganist Sliding FOS = 1.69 > 1.50 Hence OK Eccentricity Check e = 0.429 -B/6<=e<=B/6 Hence OK (Resultant is in middle one third ) r