A vertical retaining wall with smooth surface is 12 m high and retains granular soils. The surface of the supported soil slopes upwards from the top of the wall at an angle of 20°. The angle of internal friction of soil is 32°. (Assume y = 20kN/m³). Assume the wall can move away and towards granular soil. The groundwater table is well below the base of the retaining wall. a): Compute Rankine state of total active thrust acting parallel to the slope (in kN/m). Answer: b): Compute Rankine state of total passive thrust acting parallel to the slope (in kN/m). Answer:

A vertical retaining wall with smooth surface is 12 m high and retains granular soils. The surface of the supported soil slopes upwards from the top of the wall at an angle of 20°. The angle of internal friction of soil is 32°. (Assume y = 20kN/m³). Assume the wall can move away and towards granular soil. The groundwater table is well below the base of the retaining wall. a): Compute Rankine state of total active thrust acting parallel to the slope (in kN/m). Answer: b): Compute Rankine state of total passive thrust acting parallel to the slope (in kN/m). Answer:

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