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vertical wall with a smooth face is 7.20m high and retains soil with an angle of friction of 27°. Unit weight of soil is 20KN/m³. Determine the total active force if the wall retains a sloping

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Chapter14: Lateral Earth Pressure: Curved Failure Surface

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14.12P: A braced wall is shown in Figure 14.20. Given: H = 7 m, naH = 2.8 m, =30, =20, = 18 kN/m3, and c =...

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A vertical wall with a smooth face is 7.20m high and retains soil with an angle of friction of 27°. Unit weight of soil is 20KN/m³. Determine the total active force if the wall retains a sloping backfill which makes an angle of 9° with the horizontal.

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