A rigid retaining wall of 6 m height has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil. What is the critical height when the properties of the clay soil are = 17.56 kN/m3 and cohesion c = 18 kN/m2 Ysat %3D (a) 1.1 m (c) 3.1 m (b) 2.1 m (d) 4.1 m

A rigid retaining wall of 6 m height has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil. What is the critical height when the properties of the clay soil are = 17.56 kN/m3 and cohesion c = 18 kN/m2 Ysat %3D (a) 1.1 m (c) 3.1 m (b) 2.1 m (d) 4.1 m

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A rigid retaining wall of 6 m height has a
saturated backfill of soft clay soil. What is the
critical height when the properties of the clay soil are
= 17.56 kN/m3 and cohesion c = 18 kN/m?
Ysat
(a) 1.1 m
(c) 3.1 m
(b) 2.1 m
(d) 4.1 m

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