Find the Rankine active force
Answer to Problem 13.18P
The Rankine active force
The location
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The height (H) of the retaining wall is 8.0 m.
The depth
The unit weight
The sand friction angle
The saturated sand friction angle
The cohesion
The surcharge pressure (q) is
The depth
The saturated unit weight
The cohesion
Calculation:
Determine the active earth pressure coefficient
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Determine the total stress
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Determine the pore water pressure at 0 m depth using the relation.
Here,
Take the unit weight of the water as
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Determine the effective active earth pressure
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Determine the total stress
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Determine the pore water pressure at 3.0 m depth using the relation.
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Determine the effective active earth pressure
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Determine the total stress
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Determine the pore water pressure at 8 m depth using the relation.
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Determine the effective active earth pressure
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Show the variation of effective active earth pressure and pore water pressure for the respective depth as in Figure 1.
Refer Figure 1.
Determine the active earth pressure per unit length for area 1 using the relation.
Here, b is the width and h is the depth.
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Determine the active earth pressure per unit length for area 2 using the relation.
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Determine the active earth pressure per unit length for area 3 using the relation.
Substitute 5.0 m for b and
Determine the active earth pressure per unit length for area 4 using the relation.
Substitute 5.0 m for b and
Determine the active earth pressure per unit length for area 5 using the relation.
Substitute 5.0 m for b and
Determine the Rankine active force
Substitute
Thus, the Rankine active force
Determine the location
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Thus, the location of the resultant force is
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