A cantilever sheet pile 8.20m long is embedded to a depth of 3.20m. It supports dry sand with a dry unit weight of 15.72kN/m3 and an angle of shearing resistance of 34°. The water table is located at the bottom of the sheet pile. Which of the following most nearly gives the total active pressure acting on the sheet pile per meter width?

A cantilever sheet pile 8.20m long is embedded to a depth of 3.20m. It supports dry sand with a dry unit weight of 15.72kN/m3 and an angle of shearing resistance of 34°. The water table is located at the bottom of the sheet pile. Which of the following most nearly gives the total active pressure acting on the sheet pile per meter width?

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter18: Sheet-pile Walls

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Problem 18.2P

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