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    This document contains exercises and solutions from Chapter 8 of Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics, 9th Edition by Ian Smith. Exercise 8.1 involves calculating the active earth pressure, vertical wall reaction, and factor of safety against sliding for a retaining wall. Exercise 8.2 does the same for a different wall configuration. Exercise 8.3 applies partial factors of safety to the analyses to check if design requirements are satisfied.

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    This document contains exercises and solutions from Chapter 8 of Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics, 9th Edition by Ian Smith. Exercise 8.1 involves calculating the active earth pressure, vertical wall reaction, and factor of safety against sliding for a retaining wall. Exercise 8.2 does the same for a different wall configuration. Exercise 8.3 applies partial factors of safety to the analyses to check if design requirements are satisfied.

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    This document contains exercises and solutions from Chapter 8 of Smith's Elements of Soil Mechanics, 9th Edition by Ian Smith. Exercise 8.1 involves calculating the active earth pressure, vertical wall reaction, and factor of safety against sliding for a retaining wall. Exercise 8.2 does the same for a different wall configuration. Exercise 8.3 applies partial factors of safety to the analyses to check if design requirements are satisfied.

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    The document discusses the design and analysis of retaining walls, including calculating forces, stability checks, and considering different combinations of partial factors.

    The steps include calculating the weight of the wall, weight of the soil behind it, active earth pressure, horizontal and vertical reaction forces, and factors of safety against sliding and overturning.

    The design considers the material properties, design actions like weights and earth pressures, and checks the limit states for sliding, overturning, and bearing capacity.

    Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics.

    9th Edition Ian Smith


    Chapter 8

    Solutions to Exercises

    Exercise 8.1

    (exercises_8.1_and_8.3a.xls available)

    1 sin
    Ka = = 0.32
    1 + sin
    2
    Pa = Kah = 0.32 17.5 25 = 70.0 kN

    Weight of wall = (1 3)23.5 + (0.7 4)23.5 = 70.5 + 65.8 = 136.3 kN

    Weight of soil on heel = 1.7 4 17.5 = 119.0 kN

    vertical reaction force = total weight = 136.3 + 119.0 = 255.3 kN

    Fo/t = [(70.5 1.5) + (65.8 0.95) + (119.0 2.15)] / (70.0 5/3)


    = 424.1 / 116.7
    = 3.63

    V tan 31 255.3
    Fs = = = 2.19
    Pa 70.0

    Eccentricity:
    V x = 424.1 116.7 = 307.4
    x = 307.4 / 255.3 = 1.20 m
    e = 1.5 1.20 = 0.3 m (i.e. within middle third)

    Rv 6e
    Maximum bearing pressure = p = 1
    B B

    255.3 6 0.3
    = 1 + = 135.5 kPa (< 300 ok)
    3 3

    Published by Wiley http://www.wiley.com/go/smith/soil


    ISBN-13: 978-0470673393

    Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics. 9th Edition Ian Smith

    Exercise 8.2

    (exercise_8.2_and_8.3b.xls available)

    1 sin
    Ka = = 0.271
    1 + sin
    2
    Pa = Kah = 0.271 18.0 25 = 61.0 kN

    Weight of wall = (1 2.5)23.5 + (0.7 4)23.5 + (1.8 4)23.5

    = 58.75 + 32.9 + 169.2 = 260.9 kN

    Fo/t = [(58.75 1.25) + (32.9 1.4/3) + (169.2 1.6)] / (61 5/3)

    = 359.5 / 101.7 = 3.53

    Fs = V / Pa = tan(0.67 35) 260.9 / 61 = 1.85

    Published by Wiley http://www.wiley.com/go/smith/soil


    ISBN-13: 978-0470673393

    Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics. 9th Edition Ian Smith

    Exercise 8.3

    (exercises_8.1_and_8.3a.xls and exercise_8.2_and_8.3b.xls available)

    1. Combination 1 (partial factor sets A1 + M1 + R1)

    From Table 5.1: G; unfav = 1.35; G; fav = 1.0; Q = 1.5; = 1.0.


    (i) Design material properties

    1 sin d
    'd = 38 : Using Rankines theory, Ka = = 0.32.
    1 + sin d
    (ii) Design actions

    In sliding and overturning, the weight of the wall is a permanent, favourable action:

    Stem: Gstem;d = 0.7 4.0 concrete G; fav = 2.8 23.5 1.0 = 65.8 kN

    Base: Gbase;d = 1.0 3.0 concrete G; fav = 3.0 23.5 1.0 = 70.5 kN

    Soil on heel: Gheel;d = 1.7 4.0 G; fav = 6.8 17.5 1.0 = 119.0 kN

    Total, Rv;d: 255.3 kN

    The thrust from the active earth pressure is a permanent, unfavourable action.

    Pa;d = 0.32 17.5 52 G; unfav = 94.5 kN

    (iii) Design effect of actions and design resistance

    Sliding:

    Total horizontal thrust, Rh;d = 94.5 kN

    Design resistance = Rv;d tan = 255.3 tan 31 = 153.4 kN (since = ')

    The GEO limit state requirement for sliding is satisfied and the over-design factor

    Published by Wiley http://www.wiley.com/go/smith/soil


    ISBN-13: 978-0470673393

    Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics. 9th Edition Ian Smith

    153.4
    != = 1.62
    94.5

    Overturning:

    5
    Destabilising moment, Mdst = 94.5 = 157.5 kNm
    3

    Stabilising moment, Mstb = 65.8 0.95 + 70.5 1.5 + 119.0 2.15

    = 424.1 kNm

    The GEO limit state requirement for overturning is satisfied since Mdst < Mstb, and the

    over-design factor

    424.1
    != = 2.69
    157.5

    Bearing:

    From above, destabilising moment = 165.0 kNm

    Stabilising moment:

    The weight of the wall, Rv is now considered as a permanent,


    unfavourable action:

    MR = Mstem + Mbase + Mheel = (65.8 0.95 + 70.5 1.5 + 119.0 2.15) G; unfav

    = 572.5 kNm

    572.5 !165.0
    Lever arm of Rv;d, x = = 1.2 m (within middle third of base)
    255.3"1.35

    Eccentricity, e = 1.5 1.2 = 0.33 m

    Rv;d ! 6e $
    Maximum bearing pressure = #1+ & = 182.9 kPa
    B " B%

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    Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics. 9th Edition Ian Smith

    2. Combination 2 (partial factor sets A2 + M2 + R1)

    The calculations are the same as for Combination 1 except that this time the following

    partial factors are used: G; unfav = 1.0; G; fav = 1.0; Q; dst = 1.3; = 1.25. The favourable

    actions are the same as for Combination 1 since G; fav = 1.0.

    Ka = 0.395

    Sliding:

    Rv;d = 255.3 kN

    Rh;d = 86.5 kN

    Rv;d tan = 255.3 tan 25.7 = 122.7 kN

    The GEO limit state requirement for sliding is satisfied and the over-design factor

    122.7
    != = 1.42
    86.5

    Overturning:

    Destabilising moment:

    5
    Destabilising moment, Mdst = 86.5 = 144.2 kNm
    3
    Stabilising moment, Mstb = 424.1 kNm

    424.1
    The GEO limit state requirement for overturning is satisfied and ! = = 2.94
    144.2

    Bearing:

    Lever arm of Rv, x = 1.1 m (within middle third of base)


    Eccentricity, e = 1.5 1.1 = 0.4 m

    Maximum bearing pressure = 153.8 kPa

    Published by Wiley http://www.wiley.com/go/smith/soil


    ISBN-13: 978-0470673393

    Smiths Elements of Soil Mechanics. 9th Edition Ian Smith

    Exercise 8.4

    (exercise_8.4.xls available)

    Published by Wiley http://www.wiley.com/go/smith/soil


    ISBN-13: 978-0470673393

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