Second one A rigid smooth retaining wall of height7 m with vertical back face retainssaturated clay as backfill. The saturatedunit weight and undrained cohesion ofthe backfill are 17.2 kN/m² and 20 kParespectively. The difference in the activelateral forces on the wall (in kN per mlength of wall) up to two decimal places,before and after the occurrence oftension cracks is A 3 m high vertical earth retaining wallretains a dry granular backfill with angleof internal friction of 30° and unitweight of 20 kN/m³. If the wall isprevented from yielding (no movement),the total horizontal thrust (in kN per unitlength) on the wall is

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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 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

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A rigid smooth retaining wall of height
7 m with vertical back face retains
saturated clay as backfill. The saturated
unit weight and undrained cohesion of
the backfill are 17.2 kN/m² and 20 kPa
respectively. The difference in the active
lateral forces on the wall (in kN per m
length of wall) up to two decimal places,
before and after the occurrence of
tension cracks is

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

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