Question: A 2 5 . 0 f t high vertical wall retains an overconsolidated soil where OCR = 1 . 5 , c ' = 0

A 25.0ft high vertical wall retains an overconsolidated soil where OCR=1.5,c'=0, and '=33. If the entire soil behind the wall is submerged with the water level at the ground surface, determine
the magnitude and the location of the horizontal load on the wall, assuming the at-rest condition. Use sat=127lbft3.
(Enter your answers to three significant figures.)
P0=,lbft
Height above the bottom of the wall =1ft
A 2 5 . 0 f t high vertical wall retains an

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