Q2. After several years of summer fun, and with the corresponding government licenses, the association filled the pond with a horizontal compacted cohesionless backfill so that new houses could be built on the newly developed area (see Fig. 2). Assume that the original smooth vertical surface of the retaining wall and the drainage system were kept the same so that no friction occurs between the wall and the backfill. The water table can only rise to the original water level of the pond. Find the stress distribution diagram beneath the retaining wall during both (i) dry and (ii) rainy seasons. For the dry season, assume that the water table drops far below the base of the wall. Compare and discuss the results obtained from (1). Overturning of the retaining wall Overflow 1 m 1 m Compacted cohesionless backfill drainage system 4 m Retaining wall A 2.5 m y₁ = 15.5 kN/m³ Vt - Ysat 19.0 kN/m³ s = 35° Figure 2.2 ☑ Water table during rainy season Original ground Wes

Q2. After several years of summer fun, and with the corresponding government licenses, the association filled the pond with a horizontal compacted cohesionless backfill so that new houses could be built on the newly developed area (see Fig. 2). Assume that the original smooth vertical surface of the retaining wall and the drainage system were kept the same so that no friction occurs between the wall and the backfill. The water table can only rise to the original water level of the pond. Find the stress distribution diagram beneath the retaining wall during both (i) dry and (ii) rainy seasons. For the dry season, assume that the water table drops far below the base of the wall. Compare and discuss the results obtained from (1). Overturning of the retaining wall Overflow 1 m 1 m Compacted cohesionless backfill drainage system 4 m Retaining wall A 2.5 m y₁ = 15.5 kN/m³ Vt - Ysat 19.0 kN/m³ s = 35° Figure 2.2 ☑ Water table during rainy season Original ground Wes

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