Question: A masonry retaining wall 4 . 7 0 m high constructed to retain a cohesionless backfill having an angle of internal resistance as 2 4

A masonry retaining wall 4.70m high constructed to retain a cohesionless backfill having an angle of internal resistance as 24, bulk unit weight of 16.9kNm3 above the water table and saturated unit weight of 18.81kNm3. The water table observed at a distance of 80cms from the natural ground level. Calculate the resultant passive earth pressure per meter length of wall. Draw labeled EPDs.
=24
A masonry retaining wall 4 . 7 0 m high

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