Question

The nature of force in counterforts of counterfort retaining wall is

A.Tension

B Bending

C. Compression

D.All of the above​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Al of the above is your answer hope it helps you

Answer 2

Force on counterforts

Explanation:

• Counterfort wall may be a cantilever wall with counterforts, or buttresses, attached to the within face of the wall to further resist lateral thrust.
• Brick, stones lumbar and cements are used to built huge counterforts.
• The forces performing on the walls of the counterfort are tensile in nature.
• It compresses and bending forces also act on the lower walls of the counterforts.

Thus, all the given forces act on the retaining walls of counterforts.