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Please find the earth pressure at rest distribution value and resultant force on the retaining wall in figure below. The static side pressure coefficient is 0.5.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305635180

Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter10: Shear Strength Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.24CTP

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Please find the earth pressure at rest distribution value and resultant force on the retaining wall in figure below. The static side pressure coefficient is 0.5.

|q= 25kpa
y =18.5kN/m
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= 22.5kN/m
Y sat
c= OkPa
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IKIR
6.5m
H=12m

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