A retaining wall is 8 m high and having a vertical back. The soil behind the wall is having an angle of internal friction of 20°, cohesion of 12 kN/m² and unit weight of soil is 18 kN/m³. The resultant active thrust on the wall after the development of tension cracks is __________ kN/m. (Round off to two decimal places).
A retaining wall is 8 m high and having a vertical back. The soil behind the wall is having an angle of internal friction of 20°, cohesion of 12 kN/m² and unit weight of soil is 18 kN/m³. The resultant active thrust on the wall after the development of tension cracks is __________ kN/m. (Round off to two decimal places).
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![A retaining wall is 8 m high and having a vertical back. The soil behind the
wall is having an angle of internal friction of 20°, cohesion of 12 kN/m² and
unit weight of soil is 18 kN/m³. The resultant active thrust on the wall after
the development of tension cracks is __________ kN/m. (Round off to two
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Transcribed Image Text:A retaining wall is 8 m high and having a vertical back. The soil behind the
wall is having an angle of internal friction of 20°, cohesion of 12 kN/m² and
unit weight of soil is 18 kN/m³. The resultant active thrust on the wall after
the development of tension cracks is __________ kN/m. (Round off to two
decimal places).
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