Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305970939
Author: Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.25P
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Find the Rankine active axial force Pa per unit length of the wall.

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A 6m retaining wall is supporting a soil with the following properties:Unit weight = 16 KN/cu.mAngle of internal friction = 25ºCohesion = 14 Kpaa. Assuming no tensile cracks occurs in the soil; determine its normal pressure acting at the back of the wall.b. If tensile crack occurs in the soil, calculate its active pressure acting on the wall.c. Find the location of tensile crack measured from the surface of horizontal backfill.
A 6m high retaining wall is to support a soil with a unit weight of 17.4 kN/m^3 , soil friction angle of 26 degrees and cohesion of 14.36 kN/m^2. Determine the Rankine active force per unit length of wall before the tensile crack. Determine the Rankine active force per unit length of wall after the tensile crack occurs. Determine the location of the acitve force after the tensile crack occurs.
A retaining wall 6 m high with a vertical back face has c'- ϕ' soil for backfill. For the backfill, γ = 18.1 kN/m^3, c' = 29 kN/m^2, and ϕ' = 18˚. Taking the existence of the tensile crack into consideration, a. determine the active force, Pa, per unit length of the wall for Rankine’s active state. b. determine the passive force, Pp, per unit length for Rankine's passive state.
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