A retaining wall (frictionless) is shown in Figure 1. a) Plot the variation of active and...

 

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A retaining wall (frictionless) is shown in Figure 1. a) Plot the variation of active and passive lateral pressures with depth for soil profile shown in Fig.1 (6 marks) b) Determine the force due to surcharge in passive side (2 marks) c) Compute Total active force on the wall if the wall is 8m long (5 marks) d) Evaluate the lateral stability of the wall by comparing the forces acting on the wall (5 marks) q₁= X kPa (Surcharge) ↓↓↓ 0.4X m Passive Side Xm Sand Ybulk 18.0kN/m³, Ø' = 30° Water table Sand Ysat 21.0kN/m³, Ø' = 30° Active Side Figure 1: Retaining Wall for Question 3 A retaining wall (frictionless) is shown in Figure 1. a) Plot the variation of active and passive lateral pressures with depth for soil profile shown in Fig.1 (6 marks) b) Determine the force due to surcharge in passive side (2 marks) c) Compute Total active force on the wall if the wall is 8m long (5 marks) d) Evaluate the lateral stability of the wall by comparing the forces acting on the wall (5 marks) q₁= X kPa (Surcharge) ↓↓↓ 0.4X m Passive Side Xm Sand Ybulk 18.0kN/m³, Ø' = 30° Water table Sand Ysat 21.0kN/m³, Ø' = 30° Active Side Figure 1: Retaining Wall for Question 3 A retaining wall (frictionless) is shown in Figure 1. a) Plot the variation of active and passive lateral pressures with depth for soil profile shown in Fig.1 (6 marks) b) Determine the force due to surcharge in passive side (2 marks) c) Compute Total active force on the wall if the wall is 8m long (5 marks) d) Evaluate the lateral stability of the wall by comparing the forces acting on the wall (5 marks) q₁= X kPa (Surcharge) ↓↓↓ 0.4X m Passive Side Xm Sand Ybulk 18.0kN/m³, Ø' = 30° Water table Sand Ysat 21.0kN/m³, Ø' = 30° Active Side Figure 1: Retaining Wall for Question 3

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