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A vertical retaining wall with a horizontal backfill has a height of 15 ft. If the soil is an overconsolidated clay with a plasticity

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A vertical retaining wall with a horizontal backfill has a height of 15 ft. If the soil is an overconsolidated clay with a plasticity index of 26, and if the overconsolidation ratio is 3.0, and the unit weight of the soil is 90 pcf, determine the at rest lateral earth force per foot length of the wall.

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