Overturning Moments

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Overturning Moments

This screen presents in tabular form each component acting horizontally to overturn the wall/footing system. The centroid of each force is multiplied by its distance up from the bottom of the footing. The Heel Active Pressure includes the effect of surcharges and water table, if applicable, and its Distance is to the centroid of the total lateral force.

 

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The total overturning moment is displayed along with the Resisting/Overturning ratio.