A retaining wall with a smooth vertical back retains silt backfill for a depth of 6m. The backfill has a horizontal surface having following properties c = 10kPa, = 20° and N y = 17k. Calculate the percentage decrement in the magnitude of thrust on the m wall when the wall is restrained against yielding to when the wall is free to yield (assume development of tension crack when wall yields). A 32.8% B 45.7% C 50.3% D 61.4%
A retaining wall with a smooth vertical back retains silt backfill for a depth of 6m. The backfill has a horizontal surface having following properties c = 10kPa, = 20° and N y = 17k. Calculate the percentage decrement in the magnitude of thrust on the m wall when the wall is restrained against yielding to when the wall is free to yield (assume development of tension crack when wall yields). A 32.8% B 45.7% C 50.3% D 61.4%
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Transcribed Image Text:A retaining wall with a smooth vertical back retains silt backfill for a depth of 6m. The
backfill has a horizontal surface having following properties c = 10kPa, = 20° and
N
y = 17k. Calculate the percentage decrement in the magnitude of thrust on the
m
wall when the wall is restrained against yielding to when the wall is free to yield (assume
development of tension crack when wall yields).
A 32.8%
B 45.7%
C 50.3%
D 61.4%
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