Of reinforced concrete masonry cantilever retaining walls based on.
Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining wall design example.
Recommended stem designs for reinforced cantilever retaining walls with no surcharge are contained in tables 1 and 2 for allowable stress design and strength design respectively.
This post will focus on the design of reinforced concrete cantilever walls.
There are three different forms of this type of wall all of which are designed to resist overturning and sliding failure.
Although retaining wall was the subject of the last post their design was not covered.
These design methods are discussed in detail in allowable stress design of concrete masonry tek 14 7a and strength design of concrete masonry tek 14 4a refs.
Ce 537 spring 2011 retaining wall design example 1 8 design a reinforced concrete retaining wall for the following conditions.
The base is divided into two parts the heel and toe.
This guide describes the design and construction of gravity earth retaining.
The primary difference between them is their height.
N the design and construction rules set out in as 4678 2002 n an analysis method developed by the concrete masonry association of australia cmaa to fit australian experience.
In this example the structural design of the three retaining wall components is performed by hand.
Reinforced concrete cantilever retaining wall analysis and design aci 318 14 reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls consist of a relatively thin stem and a base slab.