A vertical wall 6 m high above the water table, retains a 20° soil slope, the retained soil has a unit weight of 18 kN/m³, the appropriate shear strength parameters are C = 0 and = 40°. The coefficient of active earth pressure to be used in estimating the active pressure acting on the wall is

A vertical wall 6 m high above the water table, retains a 20° soil slope, the retained soil has a unit weight of 18 kN/m³, the appropriate shear strength parameters are C = 0 and = 40°. The coefficient of active earth pressure to be used in estimating the active pressure acting on the wall is

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Chapter16: Lateral Earth Pressure

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Problem 16.19P

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