A retaining wall with a smooth vertical back retains a purely cohesive fill. Height of wall is 12 m. Unit weight of fill is 20 kN/m3, cohesion is 1.5 N/cm2. Assume tension cracks are developed. Mark the correct statement(s) about earth pressure. A Active thrust acting on wall is 1102.50 kN/m. Correct Option B Depth of active thrust acting on wall is 6 m. C Active thrust acting on wall is 112.39 tonne/m. Correct Option Depth of active thrust acting on wall is 3.5 m from base. Correct Option

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A retaining wall with a smooth vertical back retains a purely cohesive fill. Height of wall is 12 m. Unit weight of fill is 20
kN/m3, cohesion is 1.5 N/cm?. Assume tension cracks are developed.
Mark the correct statement(s) about earth pressure.
A Active thrust acting on wall is 1102.50 kN/m.
Correct Option
B
Depth of active thrust acting on wall is 6 m.
C
Active thrust acting on wall is 112.39 tonne/m.
Correct Option
Depth of active thrust acting on wall is 3.5 m from base.
Correct Option
Transcribed Image Text:A retaining wall with a smooth vertical back retains a purely cohesive fill. Height of wall is 12 m. Unit weight of fill is 20 kN/m3, cohesion is 1.5 N/cm?. Assume tension cracks are developed. Mark the correct statement(s) about earth pressure. A Active thrust acting on wall is 1102.50 kN/m. Correct Option B Depth of active thrust acting on wall is 6 m. C Active thrust acting on wall is 112.39 tonne/m. Correct Option Depth of active thrust acting on wall is 3.5 m from base. Correct Option
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