%Matlab Program for counterfort retaining wall with

horizontal ground level

%and inclined ground level
h=input('Height of soil to be retained in metre')
Y=input('unit weight of soil to be retained in kN/metre3')
Q=input('Angle of shearing resitance of soil to be retained
in degree')
Th=input('Angle of ground level of soil to be retained in
degree')
SBC=input('safe bearing capacity of soil')
Th=0
K=(1-sin(Q*pi/180))/(1+sin(Q*pi/180))

end
Df=(SBC/Y)*K*K
disp('The total height to be retained')
H=Df+h
P=0.5*K*Y*H*H
disp('The active pressure is')
disp(P)
% Base width
BW=0.65*H
%toe projection
TP=BW/4
%thickness of vertical wall
WT=0.25
%Base thickness
BT=0.45
%length of
Ld=(0.87*fy/4*Tbd)*theta of bar
%Clear spacing between counterfort
L=3.5*(H/y)^0.25
%c/c spacing
c/c spacing=L +0.25
%Weight of stem
W1=25*WT*(H-BT)
%Moment of W1
M1=W1*(TP+(WT/2))
%Weight of base slab
W2=25*BW*BT
%Moment of W2
M2=W2*(BW/2)
%Weight of earth over heel slab W3
W3=Y*(BW-(TP+WT))*(H-BT)
%Moment of W3
M3=W3*(1.45+((BW-(TP+WT)/2)
% total resisting moment
Mr=M1+M2+M3
%Over turning moment
Mo=P*H/3
%Factor of safety for Over Turning
disp('Factor of safety of over turning')
FS=(Mr/Mo)
% total force
W=(W1+W2+W3+W4);
%resisting force
u=input('coefficient of friction')
F=(u*W);
%stability against sliding
disp('Factor of safety of sliding')
FS=(F/P)
%chick for pressure distribution at base
%Net moment
M=Mr-Mo
%Let x be the distance from the toe where the resultant R
acts,
x=M/W
%Eccentricity
e=(BW/2)-x
%Maximum pressure at toe
PA=W/BW(1+6*e/BW)
%Minimum pressure at heel
PD=W/BW(1-6*e/BW)