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Find the increase in lateral earth pressure
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A 6m retaining wall is supporting a soil with the following properties:Unit weight = 16 KN/cu.mAngle of internal friction = 25ºCohesion = 14 Kpaa. Assuming no tensile cracks occurs in the soil; determine its normal pressure acting at the back of the wall.b. If tensile crack occurs in the soil, calculate its active pressure acting on the wall.c. Find the location of tensile crack measured from the surface of horizontal backfill.
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Determine the lateral earth pressure force on the wall (6.0 m height shown in the figure. Draw the stress
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