Check if the wall was built to retain a sandy soil for sliding and overturning
Check if the wall was built to retain a sandy soil for sliding and overturning
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Check if the wall was built to retain a sandy soil for sliding and overturning
Transcribed Image Text:35 ft
10 ft
5 ft
-5 ft
URSURSUS UR
Not to scale
25 ft
Foundation soil: y = 120 lb/ft³
5 ft
Y = 118 lb/ft³
p=35°
Yc= 150 lb/ft³
(concrete)
5 ft
= 36°
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