A retaining wall of 6 m high has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil.The properties of the clay soil are γ sat = 17.56 kN/m3, unit cohesion Cu = 18 kN/m2 . Determine the expected depth of tensile crack in the soil

A retaining wall of 6 m high has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil.The properties of the clay soil are γ sat = 17.56 kN/m3, unit cohesion Cu = 18 kN/m2 . Determine the expected depth of tensile crack in the soil

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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