Question: The figure below shows a retaining wall and the active soil wedge drawn to a scale as A C = 7 m length. The shear

The figure below shows a retaining wall and the active soil wedge drawn to a scale as AC=7m length. The shear strength parameters for soil are c'=20kNm2 and '=35. The unit weight of the soil is 18kNm3. The angle of wall-soil friction is =27, and the wall-soil cohesion is cw=5kNm2.(Neglect tension cracks)
(a) Show all the forces acting on the soil wedge with their proper directions.
(b) Calculate the magnitude of forces acting on the wedge per meter length of the wall due to wall-soil cohesion (Cw), soil cohesion (C), and the self-weight of the wedge (W), neglecting )
The figure below shows a retaining wall and the

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