A retaining wall of 6 m high has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil. The properties of the clay
soil are γsat = 17.56 kN/m3
, unit cohesion cu = 18 kN/m2
. Determine (a) the expected depth of
tensile crack in the soil (b) the active earth pressure before the occurrence of tensile crack, and
(c) the active pressure after the occurrence of tensile crack.
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A retaining wall of 6 m high has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil. The properties of the clay
soil are γsat = 17.56 kN/m3
, unit cohesion cu = 18 kN/m2
A retaining wall of 6 m high has a saturated backfill of soft clay soil. The properties of the clay
soil are γsat = 17.56 kN/m3
, unit cohesion cu = 18 kN/m2
. Determine (a) the expected depth of
tensile crack in the soil (b) the active earth pressure before the occurrence of tensile crack, and
(c) the active pressure after the occurrence of tensile crack.
. Determine (a) the expected depth of
tensile crack in the soil (b) the active earth pressure before the occurrence of tensile crack, and
(c) the active pressure after the occurrence of tensile crack.
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