Rankine Theory: An 14-ft-high cantilever retaining wall is backfilled with a soil that has a y=103 pcf, Ysat = 127 pcf, o' =28 and c' = 0. (a) If water ponds at mid-height behind the wall, calculate the Rankine active force per unit length of wall and (b) Estimate the location of the lateral thrust measured from the bottom of the wall. (Problem 13.13, Das and Sobhan, 2014).

Rankine Theory: An 14-ft-high cantilever retaining wall is backfilled with a soil that has a y=103 pcf, Ysat = 127 pcf, o' =28 and c' = 0. (a) If water ponds at mid-height behind the wall, calculate the Rankine active force per unit length of wall and (b) Estimate the location of the lateral thrust measured from the bottom of the wall. (Problem 13.13, Das and Sobhan, 2014).

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Rankine Theory: An 14-ft-high cantilever retaining wall is backfilled with a soil that has a
Y = 103 pcf, Ysat = 127 pcf, o'=28" and c' = 0. (a) If water ponds at mid-height behind the
wall, calculate the Rankine active force per unit length of wall and (b) Estimate the location
of the lateral thrust measured from the bottom of the wall. (Problem 13.13, Das and
Sobhan, 2014).

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