The gravity wall shown has been designed to resist overturning and sliding. The total vertical force component made up of the self-weight of the wall is 14 kips per unit length of wall. The approximate factor of safety against sliding is Cohesionless sand (backfill) y 109.1 pcf e= 150 psf - 27 (A) 1.1 12 ft (B) 1.6 mudline (C) 1.7 8 ft (D) 2.1 Hint: The active pressure of the backfill Is resisted by friction between the base of the wall and the soil.
The gravity wall shown has been designed to resist overturning and sliding. The total vertical force component made up of the self-weight of the wall is 14 kips per unit length of wall. The approximate factor of safety against sliding is Cohesionless sand (backfill) y 109.1 pcf e= 150 psf - 27 (A) 1.1 12 ft (B) 1.6 mudline (C) 1.7 8 ft (D) 2.1 Hint: The active pressure of the backfill Is resisted by friction between the base of the wall and the soil.
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![The gravity wall shown has been designed to resist overturning and sliding. The total vertical force component made up of the
self-weight of the wall is 14 kips per unit length of wall.
The approximate factor of safety against sliding is
Cohesionless sand (backfill)
y= 109.1 pcf
c = 150 psf
4 = 27°
(A) 1.1
12 ft
(B) 1.6
mudline
(C) 1.7
8 ft
ö=20°
(D) 2.1
Hint: The active pressure of the backfill Is resisted by friction between the base of the wall and the soil.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6cfd45ed-e9d9-4f85-88ab-e8145e2573bb%2F285a02c8-88a5-4048-9b39-70e3ed49dff2%2Fi55piar_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The gravity wall shown has been designed to resist overturning and sliding. The total vertical force component made up of the
self-weight of the wall is 14 kips per unit length of wall.
The approximate factor of safety against sliding is
Cohesionless sand (backfill)
y= 109.1 pcf
c = 150 psf
4 = 27°
(A) 1.1
12 ft
(B) 1.6
mudline
(C) 1.7
8 ft
ö=20°
(D) 2.1
Hint: The active pressure of the backfill Is resisted by friction between the base of the wall and the soil.
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