SITUATION. A 5m high retaining wall with a vertical back face retains a homogeneous coarse- grained soil. The unit weight of the soil is 21 kN/m3. Laboratory tests showed that the undrained shear strength, cu of the clay is 17 kPa. Determine the depth of the tension crack in meters. 1.19 2.56 3.38 O 1.62 Previous Next >

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SITUATION. A 5m high retaining wall with a vertical back face retains a homogeneous coarse-
grained soil. The unit weight of the soil is 21 kN/m3. Laboratory tests showed that the undrained
shear strength, cu of the clay is 17 kPa.
Determine the depth of the tension crack in meters.
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1.19
2.56
3.38
1.62
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