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

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

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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