A retaining wall 8 m high with a smooth vertical back retains a clay backfill with C = 15 kN/m2, 0 = 15° and y= 18 kN/m3. (Given sin 15° = 0.25). The pressure at the top will, nearly, be equal to (a) 35.2 kN/m2 (c) 27.6 kN/m² %3D %3D (b) 23.0 kN/m² (d) 11.5 kN/m²
A retaining wall 8 m high with a smooth vertical back retains a clay backfill with C = 15 kN/m2, 0 = 15° and y= 18 kN/m3. (Given sin 15° = 0.25). The pressure at the top will, nearly, be equal to (a) 35.2 kN/m2 (c) 27.6 kN/m² %3D %3D (b) 23.0 kN/m² (d) 11.5 kN/m²
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![A retaining wall 8 m high with a smooth vertical
back retains a clay backfill with
C = 15 kN/m2, 0 = 15°
and y= 18 kN/m3.
(Given sin 15° = 0.25). The pressure at the top
will, nearly, be equal to
(a) 35.2 kN/m2
(c) 27.6 kN/m²
%3D
(b) 23.0 kN/m2
(d) 11.5 kN/m2](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0f3ddc73-e80c-4547-a400-0bdb08d0d8e3%2Fb3ec463e-e98f-4bc8-828f-ec800ac1c0b4%2Fguncwd2_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A retaining wall 8 m high with a smooth vertical
back retains a clay backfill with
C = 15 kN/m2, 0 = 15°
and y= 18 kN/m3.
(Given sin 15° = 0.25). The pressure at the top
will, nearly, be equal to
(a) 35.2 kN/m2
(c) 27.6 kN/m²
%3D
(b) 23.0 kN/m2
(d) 11.5 kN/m2
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