Explain is it good or bad to backfill retaining wall with Clay soil Vs Sandy Soil. Support your answer with valid arguments

Q: Shear Stress 4. Please provide proper discussion and illustration. Clear and complete solution…

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Q: what it the Conditions, design criteria and necessary investigations to be taken into account in the…

A: Retaining walls are moderately inflexible dividers utilized for supporting soil horizontally so it…

Q: why does the walls placed on soil fill will settle and crack if the fill settles (compresses) after…

A: Settlement is the downward movement of the soil caused by a load that consolidates the soil beneath…

Q: Explain the Types of gravity retaining walls.

A: Retaining wall is a structure designed and built to withstand the lateral soil pressure or hold back…

Q: Describe about the Cohesionless Soil Backfill.

A: Cohesion of soil is defined as the attractive force acting between the adjacent soil particles.…

Q: 15' 30' 20 W = 4' 51 3' 9' 9' 10' 15' 18' 2. The width of the foundation wall shown in problem 1 is…

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Q: (a) Explain the working of MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) walls. (b) What are the main factors…

A: Part-a -    Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) -  A composite structure of retaining wall which…

Q: 1. Write down the main types of retaining walls 2. How retaining walls fail ?

A: 1-Main types of retaining wall are as follows :-  Cantilever Retaining wall- Cantilever retaining…

Q: which program would be more suitable for the analysis of retaining structure? Explain with example.

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Q: With necessary figures explain different types of shear reinforcement that are generally used in…

A: Introduction: Reinforcement designed to withstand shear or diagonal strain stresses is known as…

Q: Explain what are the requirements for Retaining Wall Design.

A: The retaining wall is defined as a structure that is designed to resist the pressure exerted by the…

Q: Define what are the different modes of failure of a retaining wall ?

A: Retaining Walls- This is defined as the type of structures that are constructed to retain the…

Q: Explain the Effects of high groundwater on foundation and basement design.

A: Effect of water table on the foundation: We know that terzaghi’s equation for strip footing is…

Q: Explain the concept of soil-structure interaction in retaining wall design?

A: Soil-structure interaction is the back-and-forth influence between a retaining wall and the soil in…

Q: Explain Procedures for bracing excavation sheeting..

A: Procedure of the Bracing Excavation:

Q: What is gravity retaining wall ? Explain the features of gravity retaining wall ?

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Q: What are the Types of gravity retaining walls?

A: The gravity retaining wall is the type of retaining wall that depends on its self-weight to resist…

Q: During excavation, what are the possible reasons for the difference in the analysis results of the…

A: Solutions:- Excavation- It is a step in the building process. Earth resources such as soil and rock…

Q: How do you calculate minimum reinforcement ratio ( derivation )

A: Introduction- The minimum reinforcing ratio is the smallest amount of steel that should be…

Q: How can we ensure that retaining walls are stable?

A: Introduction: Retaining walls are moderately solid structures used to hold soil laterally to keep it…

Q: How can we check the stability of retaining walls?

A: To check the stability of a retaining wall, the following conditions must be met: 1. The wall should…

Q: Define the below term ? Gross foundation pressure (or gross contact pressure, or, gross loading…

A: Gross foundation pressure; It is the total pressure at the bottom of the footing because of weight…

Q: The owner of a commercial lot wants to fence the frontage of his lot 4.00 m length x 2.60 m from…

A: The values given in the question are as follows: Length of the fence(L)=4.0 m or 400 cm Height of…

Q: Sketch the different types of Shallow footings showing the main reinforcement and secondary…

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Q: Explain the working of MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) walls. What are the main factors that the…

A: Mechanically stabilized earth walls: MSE walls are the composite structures used for the…

Q: What are the Effects of high groundwater on foundation and basement design?

A: Effects of high groundwater on foundation and basement design are : 1- Reduction of soil bearing…

Q: Explain Alternate Types of Retaining Structures.

A: Retaining wall is a structure which hold back or retain earth and prevents it from eroding and…

Q: Describe the principles of soil reinforcement techniques?

A: Soil reinforcement techniques are used to improve the engineering properties of soil by…

Q: Why do we need top reinforcement for footing?

A: Top reinforcement in footing.

Q: 1. Calculate the outside perimeter of the wall shown in the figure below: 15' 3' W = 4' L 9' 20¹ 30'…

A: As per our guidelines we can solve one question only or 1st three sub parts. If you need more…

Q: Now there is a roof beam, its height h=500mm, span L=4m, beam support length is 240mm, the wall…

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