A 6 m tall cantilever wall retains a soil that has the following properties: c' = 0, Ø = 30o, and ϒ= 19.2 kN/m3.The ground surface behind the wall is inclined at a slope of 3 horizontal to 1 vertical, Determine the active forces acting on the back of this wall using coulomb’s theory.

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