A 5 m high retaining wall is supporting the soil having properties as shown below: 5m = 30° c=10 kN/m² Y=17.5 kN/m The Rankine active earth pressure (per meter length) on the wall after the formation of tensile crack is
A 5 m high retaining wall is supporting the soil having properties as shown below: 5m = 30° c=10 kN/m² Y=17.5 kN/m The Rankine active earth pressure (per meter length) on the wall after the formation of tensile crack is
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Transcribed Image Text:A 5 m high retaining wall is supporting the soil having properties as shown below:
5m
$ = 30°
c = 10 kN/m²
Y=17.5 kN/m
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The Rankine active earth pressure (per meter length) on the wall after the formation of tensile
crack is
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