Question: A 5 m high retaining wall with smooth vertical back supports a dry cohesionless soil that weights 1 8 k N m 3 . The

A 5m high retaining wall with smooth vertical back supports a dry cohesionless soil that weights 18kNm3.
The backfill rises from the crest of the wall at an angle of 20 with the horizontal. If the angle of internal friction
of backfill material is 30, determine the magnitude and point of application of active earth pressure per meter
length of wall. [Ans: 93.15KNm2,1.67m]
A 5 m high retaining wall with smooth vertical

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