a building will have a sitting wall on the north side of the building to allow for seating during outdoor season. the wall will be 1.5 meter tall. what is the minimum width of the wall to ensure that it will not slide or overturning? the soil behind the wall is a sand with Gamma dry= 18.3 kN/m^3 , gamma buoyant =11.5 Kn/m^3 , gamma water= 9.81 kN/m^3 and phi= 36 degrees. the water table is 0.5 m below the ground surface. to enhance the aesthic value of the seating area, the architect has asked that the wall he made of granite ( gamma granite= 25 kN/m^3

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a building will have a sitting wall on the north side of the building to allow for seating during outdoor season. the wall will be 1.5 meter tall. what is the minimum width of the wall to ensure that it will not slide or overturning? the soil behind the wall is a sand with Gamma dry= 18.3 kN/m^3 , gamma buoyant =11.5 Kn/m^3 , gamma water= 9.81 kN/m^3 and phi= 36 degrees. the water table is 0.5 m below the ground surface. to enhance the aesthic value of the seating area, the architect has asked that the wall he made of granite ( gamma granite= 25 kN/m^3 . HANDWRITTEN PLS

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wall height = 1.5 meter 

Gamma dry= 18.3 kN/m^3

gamma buoyant =11.5 Kn/m^3

gamma water= 9.81 kN/m^3 

phi= 36 degrees

water table = 0.5 m 

gamma granite= 25 kN/m^3 

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