If the backfill was horizontal, what is the difference of its resultant passive force from that of a sloping backfill? Yc=1 m20= 24 kN/m³1.2 m➜16040.5 mCOPS·O·O·20% ºd-26m+8⁰BackfillY = 18.5 kN/m³CS$ = 30°8 = 20°1 m

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If the backfill was horizontal, what is the difference of its resultant passive force from that of a sloping backfill?

Yc=
1 m
20
= 24 kN/m³
1.2 m
➜
160
40.5 m
COP
S·O·O·
20% ºd
-2
6m
+
8⁰
Backfill
Y = 18.5 kN/m³
CS
$ = 30°
8 = 20°
1 m

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