Retaining Wall Keyway

[FEM4Structures]

Looking for information on keyway resistance capacity in retaining walls to resist shear.
30 ft high RC R/W with berm height of 22’-0”. Anticipated shear load at footing is 25 kips. Contractor intend to use keyway at footing level. Trying to size the keyway which can resist the shear at joint location. Insight or experience appreciated.


Thanks,

FEM4Structures

 

[AELLC]

dik:

The other mentions of shear in Fergie's book are scattered all over (of course).

I will study them tomorrow when I get some time.

Darn good book; I wasted money on 2 steel design texts that are incoherent blather.

The definition of a structural engineer: overdesign by a factor of 1.999, instead of the usual 2.