16N, 6 = 7. For a vertical retaining wall 5 m high with level backfill and the properties y = 32°, & = 10°, ky = 0.15, kh = 0.25, determine the active earth pressure force Pae during an earthquake using Mononobe-Okabe theory: 8. For the wall in the previous problem, determine the passive earth pressure force from Coulomb and log-spiral theory.

16N, 6 = 7. For a vertical retaining wall 5 m high with level backfill and the properties y = 32°, & = 10°, ky = 0.15, kh = 0.25, determine the active earth pressure force Pae during an earthquake using Mononobe-Okabe theory: 8. For the wall in the previous problem, determine the passive earth pressure force from Coulomb and log-spiral theory.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter13: Lateral Earth Pressure: At-rest, Rankine, And Coulomb

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