a. For the vertical wall shown (no GWT, no interface friction), determine and plot the Ko, active, and passive lateral stress distributions acting on the wall b.Suppose the groundwater table in Problem 1 rises to a depth of 4m below the surface (on both sides or the wall) and assume the wall Is under active loading conditions. Assume that soil above the groundwater table Is dry, and that Y sat = 20 kN/m° • Determine and plot the water pressure and at-rest lateral earth pressure acting on the wall. Show the pressure distributions separately (not combined into one distribution). wall.
a. For the vertical wall shown (no GWT, no interface friction), determine and plot the Ko, active, and passive lateral stress distributions acting on the wall b.Suppose the groundwater table in Problem 1 rises to a depth of 4m below the surface (on both sides or the wall) and assume the wall Is under active loading conditions. Assume that soil above the groundwater table Is dry, and that Y sat = 20 kN/m° • Determine and plot the water pressure and at-rest lateral earth pressure acting on the wall. Show the pressure distributions separately (not combined into one distribution). wall.
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a. For the vertical wall shown (no GWT, no interface friction), determine
and plot the Ko, active, and passive lateral stress distributions acting on the wall
b.Suppose the groundwater table in Problem 1 rises to a depth of 4m
below the surface (on both sides or the wall) and assume the wall Is under
active loading conditions. Assume that soil above the groundwater table Is
dry, and that Y sat
= 20 kN/m°
• Determine and plot the water pressure and at-rest lateral earth pressure acting on
the wall. Show the pressure distributions separately (not combined into one distribution).
wall.
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Ya = 17 kN/m3
10m
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