Wall Presure Analysis

"WALLPRES" --- WALL PRESSURE ANALYSIS
Program Description:
"WALLPRES" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of determining the horizontal
(lateral) pressures to be applied to walls from various types of loading including lateral earth pressure,
hydrostatic pressure, as well as uniform, point, line, and strip surcharge loadings.
This program is a workbook consisting of five (5) worksheets, described as follows:
Worksheet Name
Description
Doc
Wall Soil Pressures
Wall Pressures from Point Load
Wall Pressures from Line Load
Wall Pressures from Strip Load
This documentation sheet

Static horizontal soil pressure against wall
Horizontal pressures on rigid wall from point surcharge load
Horizontal pressures on rigid wall from continuous line surcharge load
Horizontal pressures on rigid wall from continuous strip surcharge load
Program Assumptions and Limitations:

1. This program is based on the following references:
a. NAVFAC DM-7.02 Manual - "Foundations & Earth Structures" (1986)
b. NAVFAC DM-7.01 Manual - "Soil Mechanics" (1986)
c. Army TM 5-818-1 / Air Force AFM 88-3, Chap. 7 (Oct. 1983)
"Soils and Geology Procedures for Foundation Design of Buildings and Other Structures"
d. "Foundation Analysis and Design" (2nd Edition), by: Joseph E. Bowles
McGraw-Hill, 1977
e. "USS Steel Sheet Piling Design Manual" - updated and reprinted by FHWA with permission (July 1984)
f. "Lateral Soil Pressure on Retaining Walls and Embedded Exterior Walls of Structures"
Report U7-PROJ-S-RPT-STRU-6001, by: Sargent & Lundy, LLC (Feb. 26, 2009)
for South Texas Project Units 3 & 4, Project No.: 12462-003
2. The resulting pressures obtained from the worksheets in this workbook can be used in the design of the
stems of either cantilever or propped cantilever retaining walls, as well as for long walls of tanks and pits.
3. The equations used in the "Wall Pressures from Point Load" and "Wall Pressures from Line Load"
worksheets are from References "a" through "e" above, utilizing original (1885) Boussinesq Equations
modified to correlate with experimental test results. The Boussinesq equations assume the that wall is
rigid and does not move, and that the wall is perfectly smooth (no shear stress between wall and soil).
Thus, the equations overestimate the wall pressures for flexible walls by up to a factor of 2.
4. The equation used in the "Wall Pressures from Strip Load" worksheet is from References "d" and "e" above.
Again, this equation assumes that the wall is rigid (does not move), which overestimates the wall pressures
for flexible walls by up to a factor of 2. Thus, the factor of 2 appears in the numerator of this version of the
equation. Other references may cite this equation without the factor of 2, which would normally be more
applicable for flexible walls which are able to move at top.
5. This program contains comment boxes which contain information including explanations of input items, etc.
(Note: presence of a comment box is denoted by a red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell.
Merely move the mouse pointer to the desired cell to view the contents of that particular "comment box".)
"WALLPRES.xls" Program
Version 1.2
WALL PRESSURE ANALYSIS

For Static Horizontal Soil Pressure Against Wall with Level Backfill
Using Rankine Theory for either Active or At-Rest Condition
Subject:
Originator:
Checker:
Job Name:
Job Number:
Input Data:
Wall Height, H =
Depth to GWT, H1 =
Soil Dry Unit Wt., gs =
Sat. Soil Wt., g(sat) =
Soil Friction Angle, f1 =
Soil Friction Angle, f2 =
Active or At-Rest Cond.?
Surcharge Load, Q =
20.000
7.000
0.120
0.135
30.00
30.00
Active
0.500
ft.
Data & Parameters:

Hw = 13.000
gw = 0.0624
g(sub) = 0.0726
Ka1 =
0.333
Ka2 =
0.333
ksf
Equivalent Fluid Pressure (EFP):

EFP1 =
0.040 kcf
EFP1 = Ka1*s
EFP2 =
0.087 kcf
EFP2 = Ka2*(sub)+w
0.167
0.280
0.595
0.811
1.572
0.447
0.167
ksf
Ps = Ka1*Q
P1 = Ka1*s*H1
P2 = P1 + Ka2*(sub)*Hw
P3 = gw*Hw
P4 = P 2 + P 3 + P s
P5 = P 1 + P s
P6 = P s
ft.
kcf
kcf
deg.
deg.
Results:
Hw = H - H1
gw = 62.4 psf (for water)
g(sub) = g(sat) - gw
Ka1 = TAN^2(45-/2)
Ka2 = TAN^2(45-/2)
ft.
kcf
kcf
Wall Pressures:
Ps =
P1 =
P2 =
P3 =
P4 =
P5 =
P6 =
Resultant and Location:

Resultant, SPh =
15.27
Distance from Top, Zc = 13.207
ksf
ksf
ksf
ksf
ksf
ksf
SPh = P6*H+P1*H1/2+P1*Hw+(P4-(P6+P1))*Hw/2
Zc = ((P6*H)*H/2+(P1*H1/2)*(Hw+H1/3)+(P1*Hw)*Hw/2+..
+((P4-(P6+P1))*Hw/2)*Hw/3)/SPh
kips
ft.
Q=0.5
Grade Level & Top/Wall
f1
P6=0.167
Soil
H1=7
Ground Water Table

P1=0.28
P5=0.447
Zc=13.207
f2
H=20
Ph=15.27
Hw=13
P2=0.595
Soil Pressure
P3=0.811
Hydrostatic
Ps=0.167
Surcharge
P4=1.572
Total Static Pressure Diagram
Water Pressure
Nomenclature for Static Horizontal Soil Pressure on Wall
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Horizontal Pressures on Rigid Wall
from Point Surcharge Load at Top Surface
Subject:
Originator:
Job Name:
Job Number:
Input Data:
Wall Height, H =
Point Load, Qp =
Distance to Qp, x =
20.000
2.00
8.000
Qp
ft.
x=m*H
kips
ft.
Ph
Results:
Horizontal Wall Pressures - Vertical Distribution
m = x/H =
0.400 <=0.4
Distance
Z
Bot./Wall:
Zc
Z=n*H
SPh
n
(n =Z/H)
Pressure
Ph
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0.000
0.003
0.007
0.008
0.007
0.005
0.004
0.002
0.002
0.001
0.001
(ft.)
Top/Wall:
Checker:
(ksf)
0.000
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
16.000
18.000
20.000
Nomenclature
For m<=0.4:
Ph = 0.28*n^2/(0.16+n^2)^3*Qp/H^2
For m>0.4:
Ph = 1.77*m^2*n^2/(m^2+n^2)^3*Qp/H^2
Resultant Load & Location:

Resultant, SPh =
0.08
Distance, Zc =
8.248
kips
ft.
(from top)
Horizontal Wall Pressures - Vertical

Distribution
0.009
0.008
0.007
0.006
0.005
0.004
0.003
0.002
0.001
0.000
Pressure (ksf)
0.0
5.0
Distance from Top, Z (ft.)
Note: Area under curve (resultant)

is calculated using straight-line
segments connecting data points.
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
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Wall Resultant Load - Horizontal Distribution
Perpendicular to Wall:
Distance
y
Resultant
SPh'
(deg.)
(ft.)
(kips)
75
60
45
30
15
0
-15
-30
-45
-60
-75
29.856
13.856
8.000
4.619
2.144
0.000
-2.144
-4.619
-8.000
-13.856
-29.856
0.00
0.01
0.03
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.03
0.01
0.00
x = m*H
Wall
Angle
q
SPh @ q=0o
SPh
Qp
SPh'
Nomenclature
Wall Resultant Load - Horizontal

Distribution
SPh' = SPh*COS(1.1*q)^2
Resultant Load (kips)

40.0
30.0
10.0
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.0
0.00
Distance from Qp along Wall Length, y (ft.)
20.0
SPh @ q = 0o
-10.0
-20.0
-30.0
-40.0
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from Continuous Line Surcharge Load at Top Surface
Subject:
Originator:
Job Name:
Job Number:
Input Data:
Wall Height, H =
Line Load, QL =
Distance to QL, x =
20.000
2.00
8.000
QL
ft.
x=m*H
kips/ft.
ft.
Ph
Results:
m = x/H =
0.400 <=0.4
Distance
Z
Bot./Wall:
Zc
Z=n*H
SPh
n
(n =Z/H)
Pressure
Ph
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0.000
0.069
0.100
0.096
0.078
0.059
0.044
0.033
0.025
0.019
0.015
(ft.)
Top/Wall:
Checker:
(ksf)
0.000
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
16.000
18.000
20.000
Nomenclature
For m<=0.4:
Ph = 0.20*n/(0.16+n^2)^2*Q L/H
For m>0.4:
Ph = 1.28*m^2*n/(m^2+n^2)^2*Q L/H

Resultant, SPh =
1.06
Distance, Zc =
7.932
kips/ft. Length
ft.
(from top)
Horizontal Wall Pressures - Vertical

Distribution
0.120
0.100
0.080
0.060
0.040
0.020
0.000
Pressure (ksf)
0.0
5.0

10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
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from Continuous Strip Surcharge Load at Top Surface
Subject:
Originator:
Checker:
Job Name:
Job Number:
Input Data:
Wall Height, H =
Strip Load, Qs =
Distance to Load, x1 =
Distance to Load, x2 =
20.000
1.000
10.000
20.000
x2
ft.
x1
ksf
ft.
Bot./Wall:
ft.
Results:
Top/Wall:
Qs
Zc
Ph
SPh
Distance
Z
Angle
a
Angle
b
(ft.)
(deg.)
(deg.)
(ksf)
0.000
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
16.000
18.000
20.000
0.00
81.49
73.44
66.17
59.77
54.22
49.42
45.27
41.67
38.53
35.78
0.00
5.60
10.49
14.26
16.86
18.43
19.23
19.47
19.33
18.96
18.43
0.000
0.122
0.214
0.264
0.278
0.268
0.246
0.218
0.190
0.164
0.141
Pressure
Ph
Nomenclature
Ph = 2*Qs/p*(b-SIN(b)*COS(2*a)
(per "USS Steel Sheet Piling Design
Manual" - Reprinted by FHWA, 1984,
and "Foundation Analysis and Design", by
Joseph. E Bowles, 2nd Ed. 1977)

Resultant, SPh =
4.07
Distance, Zc = 10.301
kips/ft. Length
ft.
(from top)
0.300
0.250
0.200
0.150
0.100
0.050
0.000
Pressure (ksf)
0.0
5.0

10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
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Program Assumptions and Limitations:

WALL PRESSURE ANALYSIS

Data & Parameters:

Equivalent Fluid Pressure (EFP):

Resultant and Location:

Grade Level & Top/Wall

Ground Water Table

Nomenclature for Static Horizontal Soil Pressure on Wall

WALL PRESSURE ANALYSIS

Resultant Load & Location:

Horizontal Wall Pressures - Vertical

Distance from Top, Z (ft.)

Note: Area under curve (resultant)

Wall Resultant Load - Horizontal Distribution

Wall Resultant Load - Horizontal

Resultant Load (kips)

Distance from Qp along Wall Length, y (ft.)

WALL PRESSURE ANALYSIS

Resultant Load & Location:

Horizontal Wall Pressures - Vertical

Distance from Top, Z (ft.)

Note: Area under curve (resultant)

WALL PRESSURE ANALYSIS

Resultant Load & Location:

Horizontal Wall Pressures - Vertical Distribution

Distance from Top, Z (ft.)

Note: Area under curve (resultant)

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