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A retaining wall 9 m high supports a cohesionless sandy soil with its face vertical as shown in figure below. Find active earth pressure on the wall , Take Yw = 9.81kN / (m ^ 3)

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A retaining wall 9 m high supports a cohesionless sandy soil with its face vertical as shown in figure below. Find active earth pressure on the wall , Take Yw = 9.81kN / (m ^ 3)

3 m
6 m
q = 20 kN/m²
Ya = 16 kN/m³
Ysat = 20 kN/m³
Sand (= 20°)

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