Find the magnitude of the lateral earth forces
Answer to Problem 13.1P
The magnitude of the lateral force is
The location of the resultant measured from the bottom of the wall is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The height (H) of the retaining wall is 7.5 m.
The soil friction angle
The angle of wall friction
The unit weight
The over-consolidation ratio (OCR) is 2.2.
Calculation:
Calculate the earth pressure coefficient
Substitute
Calculate the total force per unit length
Substitute
Thus, the magnitude of the lateral earth force per unit length
Calculate the location of the resultant
Substitute
Thus, the location of the resultant
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