A retaining wall is shown in the Figure below. For each problem, determine the Rankine active force, Pa, perunit length of the wall and the location of the resultant.H12 mH₁4mSurchargeFrictionless wallSand71di=0Y₁Y₂17 kN/m² 23.2 kN/m²↓Groundwater tablei(deg) : (deg)3642425 kN/m²SandEy (saturated unit weight) DE MOITAMINE72-0

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A retaining wall is shown in the Figure below. For each problem, determine the Rankine active force, Pa, per unit length of the wall and the location of the resultant. H 12 m H₁ H₁ 4 m Surcharge q Sand 71 c=0 Frictionless wall Y₁ 17 kN/m² 23.2 kN/m² Groundwater table Sand 472 (saturated unit weight) -0 Y₂ (deg) (deg) 36 42 4 25 kN/m² D12EIC ИОГРАФИИОН

A retaining wall is shown in the Figure below. For each problem, determine the Rankine active force, Pa, per unit length of the wall and the location of the resultant. H 12 m H₁ H₁ 4 m Surcharge q Sand 71 c=0 Frictionless wall Y₁ 17 kN/m² 23.2 kN/m² Groundwater table Sand 472 (saturated unit weight) -0 Y₂ (deg) (deg) 36 42 4 25 kN/m² D12EIC ИОГРАФИИОН

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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