Cantilever Retaining Wall Analysis Excel Sheet

 

Purpose of calculation: The details of a cantilever retaining wall are shown below, is the design of the wall satisfactory?
Calculation Reference: Craig Soil Mechanics. R.F. Craig
Calculation Validation: Check against a worked example in the reference above.

Calculation Parameters :

 

• Surcharge Pressure
• Thickness of the Stem
• Thickness of the Base
• Length of Backfill
• Height of Wall from the Base
• Width of the Base
•  Characteristics of Backfill
• Drained (effective stress) Shear Strength Parameter
• Unit Weight of the backfill
• Drained (effective stress) Shear Strength Parameter
• Characteristics of Concrete
• Unit Weight of Concrete
• Angle of friction between the base and the foundation soil is
• Active earth pressure coefficient
• Horizontal Forces
• Sum of Horizontal Forces
• Vertical Forces
• Sum of Vertical Forces
• Lever
• Moments
• Lever arm of base resultant
• FoS against overturning
• Eccentricity of base reaction
• Maximum and minimum base pressures
• FoS against sliding

Calculation Reference
Geotechnics

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