A mass concrete wall with the cross-section shown in Figure 1c is constructed in granular soil. For the wall determine the factor of safety against sliding, overturning and bearing. Take the angle of friction (i.e the angle of obliquity) between the base of the concrete and the soil as equal to the angle of internal friction. Assume ultimate bearing capacity of the ground to be 300 kN/m². The Meyerhof's stress distribution at the base of the wall should be used in the bearing stress calculations. (Concrete density 24 kN/m³)
A mass concrete wall with the cross-section shown in Figure 1c is constructed in granular soil. For the wall determine the factor of safety against sliding, overturning and bearing. Take the angle of friction (i.e the angle of obliquity) between the base of the concrete and the soil as equal to the angle of internal friction. Assume ultimate bearing capacity of the ground to be 300 kN/m². The Meyerhof's stress distribution at the base of the wall should be used in the bearing stress calculations. (Concrete density 24 kN/m³)
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