A 5 m high retaining wall has top 2 m of sand of unit weight 19.5 kN/m³ and = 30° and remaining 3 m is pure clay of shear strength 15 kPa and o = 0°. The water table is present at 2 m from top and unit weight of soil below and above water table is 21 kN/m³ and 19 kN/m³ respectively. The active earth thrust will work at _m below ground level. %3D

A 5 m high retaining wall has top 2 m of sand of unit weight 19.5 kN/m³ and = 30° and remaining 3 m is pure clay of shear strength 15 kPa and o = 0°. The water table is present at 2 m from top and unit weight of soil below and above water table is 21 kN/m³ and 19 kN/m³ respectively. The active earth thrust will work at _m below ground level. %3D

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A 5 m high retaining wall has top 2 m of sand of unit
weight 19.5 kN/m³ and = 30° and remaining 3 m is pure
clay of shear strength 15 kPa and o = 0°. The water table
is present at 2 m from top and unit weight of soil below
and above water table is 21 kN/m³ and 19 kN/m³
respectively. The active earth thrust will work at _m below
ground level.
%3D

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