Question: ( a ) Design a reinforced earth retaining wall using galvanized steel strip reinforcement in a granular backfill as shown in Figure 3 using the

(a) Design a reinforced earth retaining wall using galvanized steel strip reinforcement in a granular backfill as shown in Figure 3 using the data given in Table 3. Check the internal and external stability. Assume the corrosion rate of the galvanized steel is 0.025mm? year and the life span of the structure to be 50 years. Required FSB=FSp=3.
2;2;c2
Table 3. Data for MSE wall stability analysis.
\table[[Wall dimension/Surcharge,Steel Reinforcement,Backfill,Base soil],[H
(m),b'
(m),a'
(m),q
kNm2,w (mm),Sv
(m),\table[[Sh],[(m)]],uo,1o,1
(kNm3),2o,\table[[c'
( a ) Design a reinforced earth retaining wall

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