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ENCE 3610Soil Mechanics
Lecture 14Retaining Walls
Lateral Earth Pressure Theory
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Retaining Walls
Elevation changes are an unavoidable part of site development
They can result either from changes in the land elevation or a land/water boundary
They are dealt with in one of two ways: Earth slopes
(unreinforced and reinforced)
Retaining Walls
Retaining Walls Necessary in situations where
gradual transitions either take up too much space or are impractical for other reasons
Retaining walls are analysed for both resistance to overturning and structural integrity
Two categories of retaining walls
Gravity Walls (Masonry, Stone, Gabion, etc.)
In-Situ Walls (Sheet Piling, cast in-situ, etc.)
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Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient and Conditions of Lateral Earth Pressure
Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient K K = lateral earth pressure coefficient
σx’ = horizontal effective stress
σz’ = vertical effective stress
Ratio of resultant horizontal stress to applied vertical stress
Similar to Poisson’s Ratio for elastic materials
K=σ x'
σ z'= ν1−ν
K=σ xσ z
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Conditions of Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient
At-Rest Condition Condition where wall
movement is zero or “minimal,” or not really a wall
Ideal condition of wall, but seldom achieved in reality
Active Condition Condition where wall
moves away from the backfill
The lower state of lateral earth pressure
Passive Condition Condition where wall
moves toward the backfill
The higher state of lateral earth pressure
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Effect of Wall Movement
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At Rest Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient K
o● Although we are
discussing wall pressures, there are also lateral pressures in the soil mass as well
● The at-rest condition primarily describes conditions with a semi-infinite (self-confining) soil mass and a level surface
● Jaky’s Equation
● Modified for Overconsolidated Soils
● In spite of theoretical weaknesses, Jaky’s equation is as good an estimate of the coefficient of lateral earth pressure as we have
Ko=1−sin φ
Ko=1−sin φ (OCR )sinφ
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Elastic Theory and At-Rest Earth Pressure Conditions
K o=ν1−ν
, φ= arcsin ( 2ν−1ν−1 ) , ν=sin φ−1sin φ−2
Relationship of Poisson’s Ratiowith At- Rest LateralEarth Pressure Coefficient,Normally ConsolidatedElastic Soils Only
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Example of At Rest Wall Pressure
Given
Retaining Wall as Shown
Find
Po,
from At Rest
Conditions
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At Rest Pressure Example
Compute at rest earth pressure coefficient
Compute Effective Wall Force
(valid for all theories)
K o=1−sinφ
Ko=1−sin (30 ° )=0 .5
Po
b=γ 1 z1
2Ko
2=120×202×0 .5
2=12 ,000lbs/ft=12kips/ft
h=203
=6 .67 '
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Earth Pressure Theories
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Rankine Earth Pressure EquationsLevel Backfills
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Development of Active Earth Pressure
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Example of Rankine Active Wall Pressure
Given
Retaining Wall as Shown
Find
PA,
from Active
Conditions
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Rankine Active Pressure Example
Compute active earth pressure coefficient
Compute Effective Wall Force
K A=tan2(45 °− φ
2)K A= tan
2(45 °− 30 °2)=13
Po
b=γ1 z1
2K a
2=120×202×1/3
2=8kips/ft
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Development of Passive Earth Pressure
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Rankine Passive Pressure Example
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Rankine Passive Pressure Example
Compute passive earth pressure coefficient
Compute Effective Wall Force
K P=tan2(45°+ φ
2)K P=tan
2 (45°+ 30 °2)=3Po
b=γ1 z1
2K P
2=120×202×3
2=72kips/ft
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Summary of Rankine and At Rest Wall Pressures
72,000 lbs.
12,000 lbs. 8000 lbs.
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Rankine Theory with Inclined Backfills
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Rankine Coefficients with Inclined Backfills and Vertical Walls
Inclined and level backfill equations are identical when β = 0
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Walls with Cohesive Backfill
Retaining walls should generally have cohesionless backfill, but in some cases cohesive backfill is unavoidable Cohesive soils present the following weaknesses
as backfill: Poor drainage Creep Expansiveness
Most lateral earth pressure theory was first developed for purely cohesionless soils (c = 0) and has been extended to cohesive soils afterward
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Theory of Cohesive Soils
Active Case(Overburdendriving)
Passive Case(Wall Driving)
1+sinφ1−sin φ
= tan2 ( π4 +φ2 )=K p
1−sin φ1+sinφ
= tan2( π4−φ2 )=Ka
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Rankine Pressures with Cohesion (Level Backfill)
Active
Passive
Overburden Driving
Wall DrivingK p=tan2(π4 +
φ2 )
σ 1=σvo' K p+2c √K p
Ka=tan2(π4 −
φ2 )
σ 3=σvo' K a−2c √Ka
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Comments on Rankine Equations
Valid if wall-soil friction is not taken in to account
Do not take into consideration soil above critical height Zo
Do not take into consideration sloping walls
For practical problems, should use equations as they appear in the book
Z o=2c
γ √K a
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Coulomb Earth Pressure Coefficients
• The following must be noted:– Coulomb passive earth pressure
coefficients tend to be very unconservative, as discussed in the text. Do not use for high values of δ
– Verruijt’s formulae are the same but use different notations and sign conventions for the geometry and friction angle
– Values of δ and φ are always positive. Values ofβ and θ may be either.
– The height of the wall is the vertical distance from the top of the wall to its base, not the length of the wall (which would be different if θ 0 ≠ degrees.
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Typical Values of Wall Friction
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Example of Coulomb Theory
Given
Wall as shown above
Find
KA
KP
PA
PP
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Solution for Coulomb Earth Pressures
Compute Coulomb Active Pressure
KA = 0.3465
Compute Total Wall Force
PA = 8316 lb/ft of wall
Compute Coulomb Passive Pressure
KP = 4.0196
Compute Total Wall Force
PA = 96,470 lb/ft of
wall
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Log-Spiral Failure Surface
• A more realistic way to model soil failure in many cases
• Requires use of suitable chart for both active and passive coefficients
• Especially useful to address weakness in Coulomb passive pressure (AASHTO)
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Differences between Coulomb and Log-Spiral Passive Earth Pressure Coefficients
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Log-Spiral Passive Pressure Charts
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Groundwater Effects
Steps to properly compute horizontal stresses including groundwater effects:
Compute total vertical stress Compute effective vertical
stress by removing groundwater effect through submerged unit weight; plot on P
o diagram
Compute effective horizontal stress by multiplying effective vertical stress by K
Compute total horizontal stress by directly adding effect of groundwater unit weight to effective horizontal stress
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Groundwater Example
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Development of Lateral Earth Pressure and Groundwater Effects
Unbalanced!
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Origin of Lateral Pressures from Surface Loading (Line Loading)
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Effects of Surface Loading
(modified from elastic theory per Terzaghi)
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Effects of Earthquake Loading
In seismically active areas, earthquake loading can be a major cause of catastrophic retaining wall failure
Most common method of analyzing retaining walls for earthquake loads is the Mononobe-Okabe Procedure Developed in Japan in the 1920’s Tends to be conservative A “pseudo-static” method, i.e., turns a dynamic
problem into an equivalent static one Although newer methods are coming into use,
still the “standard” method for analyzing earthquake loads on retaining walls
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Assumptions of M-O Method
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M-O Governing Equations (Active and Passive)
ψ=arctan(k h
1−k v
)
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Nomenclature for M-O Equations
Note: M-O passive equations assume planar surfaces, thus are subject to same limitations as Coulomb method. Book charts for passive pressures based on log-spiral failure surface, should use these instead of equations
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Simplified M-O Equations
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Observations on the M-O Equations
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M-O Active Example
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Questions