DESIGN AIDS FOR CANTILEVER RETAINING WALLS

Design aids are given for the complete design of reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls. A total of seven charts are prepared to design the retaining wall stem, footing length, heel and toe thickness, and to find the toe soil bearing pressure. A summary of equations used to develop the charts is included. The charts are drawn using the Strength Design Method of "Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318-71)." Rankine earth pressure theory is used for a horizontal backfill, and the concrete ultimate strength is 3,000 psi with the steel yield strength of 60,000 psi. An example is included which shows the procedure of using the charts. These charts simplify the problem of designing a cantilever retaining wall by hand, and the charts are both accurate and efficient.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Gupta, M M
  • Friel, L L
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1113-26
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfilling; Bearing capacity; Building codes; Cantilevers; Charts; Concrete construction; Design; Earth pressure; Foundations; Mathematical models; Reinforced concrete; Retaining walls; Soil mechanics; Soil structure interaction; Soils; Structural analysis; Structural design; Ultimate strength
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Backfills; Cantilever retaining walls
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158284
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM