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Earthpressure acting on the abutment wall : Solution: Symbol Value Unit Length of Abutment wall Labt. : 5.00 m Width of Abutment wall(Assumed) Wabt. : 1.00 m Height of Abutment wall(Overall H) Habt. 7.50 m Height of Abutment wall from top of Backfill…
Md Nizamuddin Mondal
updated on 19 Jan 2023
Earthpressure acting on the abutment wall : | |||||||||
Solution: | Symbol | Value | Unit | ||||||
Length of Abutment wall | Labt. | : | 5.00 | m | |||||
Width of Abutment wall(Assumed) | Wabt. | : | 1.00 | m | |||||
Height of Abutment wall(Overall H) | Habt. | 7.50 | m | ||||||
Height of Abutment wall from top of Backfill | 0.50 | m | |||||||
Backfill Hight from Foundation | Hb | : | 7.00 | m | |||||
Height of GL from Foundation | Hgl | : | 3.00 | m | |||||
Depth of Fundation | Df | : | 1.00 | m | |||||
Width of Foundation | Dw | : | 3.00 | m | |||||
Unit Weight of Soil |
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: | 18.00 | Kn/m3 | |||||
Earth Pressure Co-Efficient | Ka | : | 0.35 | ||||||
K1 Away from Backfill | K1 | : | 18.9 | Kn/m2 | |||||
K2Towords Backfill | K2 | : | 44.10 | Kn/m2 | |||||
Soil load on Foundation Away backfill Side | P1 | : | 54.00 | Kn/m2 | |||||
Soil load on Foundation backfill Side | P2 | : | 126.00 | Kn/m2 |
General Arrangement of Abutment Wall:-
1. Geometry Model:-
2.Foundation Assigned:-
3. Wall Assigned:-
4. Support Assigned Plate mate:-
5. figure before Load assign:-
6.Soil load on Foundation:-
7. Applied the hydrostatic load:-
8. Perform Analysis:-
9. Run the Model:-
10. Base Pressure:-
11. SQX Plate Stress:-
12. MX local Plate Stress:-
13. 3D Model of the wall:-
14. Passive Earth Pressure Diagram:- the vertical wall moves towars backfill & failture wedge moves toward upword & soil resistance moves download.
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