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a) Calculate the total active thrust on a vertical wall 5m high retaining a sand of
unit weight 17 kN/m3 for which O'= 35o; the surface of the sand ið horizontal
and the water table is below the bottom of the wall
b)Determine the thrust on the wall if the water table rises to a level 2m below
the surface of the sand. The saturated unit weight of the sand is 20 kN/m3.
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