A 3 m high vertical earth retaining wall retains a dry granular backfill with angle of internal friction of 30° and unit weight of 20 kN/m3. If the wall is prevented from yielding (no movement), the total horizontal thrust (in kN per unit length) on the wall is (b) 30 (d) 270 (a) 0 (c) 45

A 3 m high vertical earth retaining wall retains a dry granular backfill with angle of internal friction of 30° and unit weight of 20 kN/m3. If the wall is prevented from yielding (no movement), the total horizontal thrust (in kN per unit length) on the wall is (b) 30 (d) 270 (a) 0 (c) 45

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Chapter14: Lateral Earth Pressure

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A 3 m high vertical earth retaining wall retains a dry granular backfill with angle of internal
friction of 30° and unit weight of 20 kN/m3. If the wall is prevented from yielding (no
movement), the total horizontal thrust (in kN per unit length) on the wall is
(a) 0
(b) 30
(c) 45
(d) 270

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