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DC Cantilever calculates upright or inclined cantilever walls, with or without spurs (foundation spurs and cantilevered plates behind the wall).
A retaining wall is loaded by:
It is also considered that the earth pressure is calculated depending on the inclination angle at an inclined wall. In addition, the gravity axis runs as inclined for inclined walls and both horizontal and vertical loads are converted into components along and across the system axis. The section forces of the wall unit are calculated at the bended bar chain thus allowing for possible bends in the gravity axis. The ground may be layered freely. In addition, we may apply a backfilling layer, which acts on the wall only. To determine the ground failure analysis we apply the layers situated at the back, too. The water level is automatically used for the unit weight under buoyancy. The ground surface may have up to two slopes or ground surface jumps, outgoing from the wall head, as well as one slope on a construction phase on the air side. The effect on the earth pressure distribution is calculated automatically also with the imposed loads on the ground, such as e.g. the distribution of the action of limited imposed loads at pressure at rest complying to Fröhlich. The flow pressure is calculated for various water levels in front of and behind the wall and for permeable layers. Additionally, the program performs the analysis of safety against hydraulic ground failure. It is also possible to redistribute earth pressure. The wall is calculated as a cantilever beam or as a single-span beam for a fixed head, respectively. The foundation acts as a restraint and, in this case, the bearing forces are transferred by ground pressure into the soil. The earth pressure redistribution, loading and section forces of the wall, the deformations, and the reinforced concrete design of the wall are presented in detail. We calculate the following stability checks, if activated with the construction phase: check against overturning, sliding, bearing capacity and slope stability as well as the soil pressure and the settlement. Brochure |
BROCHURE_DC_CANTILEVER.pdf