Question: A 6 . 2 - m high concrete gravity wall, 3 . 8 m wide at the base exerts a pressure of 2 2 0

A 6.2-m high concrete gravity wall, 3.8 m wide at the base exerts a pressure of 220 kPa at toe and 250 kPa at the heel during the dry seasons. The front wall is vertical while the inclination of the back wall is 71 supporting a backfill non-cohesive soil with a surface slope of 12, shear strength parameters of (c =0 kPa and =12), bulk and saturated unit weights of 17 and 21 kN/m^3 respectively. During dry condition the water table is quite below the wall base, but during the flooding the water rises to 0.7 m above the wall base on both sides of the wall. The friction between wall and soil is 11. By considering 1-m length of the wall, check the suitability of the design during dry and flood conditions. [Hint: account for uplift at the base of the wall, you may also ignore lateral hydrostatic pressure since their effect cancels out on both sides of the wall.]

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