(a)
Find the Rankine’s active force per unit length of the wall.
Find the location of the resultant.
(a)
Answer to Problem 14.8P
The Rankine’s active force per unit length of the wall is
The location of the resultant is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The height (H) of the retaining wall is 3.05 m.
The depth
The unit weight
The saturated unit weight
The angle
The angle
The surcharge
Calculation:
Find the submerged unit weight
Here,
The unit weight
Substitute
The angle of internal friction above and below the water table is same. Therefore,
Find the coefficient of Rankine’s active earth pressure for frictionless wall
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the pore water pressure
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Sketch the active earth pressure diagram as shown in Figure 1.
Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 1
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 2
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 3
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 4
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Find the total active earth pressure per unit length
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Therefore, the Rankine’s active force per unit length of the wall is
Refer Figure 1.
Find the location
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Find the location of resultant force
Take moment about the bottom of the wall.
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Therefore, the location of the resultant is
(b)
Find the Rankine’s active force per unit length of the wall.
Find the location of the resultant.
(b)
Answer to Problem 14.8P
The Rankine’s active force per unit length of the wall is
The location of the resultant is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The height (H) of the retaining wall is 6 m.
The depth
The unit weight
The saturated unit weight
The angle
The angle
The surcharge
Calculation:
Find the submerged unit weight
The unit weight
Substitute
Find the coefficient of Rankine’s active earth pressure for frictionless wall
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Find the coefficient of Rankine’s active earth pressure for frictionless wall
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the active earth pressure
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Find the pore water pressure
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Sketch the active earth pressure diagram as shown in Figure 2.
Find the active earth pressure of component 1 per unit length due to surcharge load
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 2
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 3
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 4
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Find the active earth pressure per unit length at component 5
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Find the total active earth pressure per unit length
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Therefore, the Rankine’s active force per unit length of the wall is
Refer Figure 1.
Find the location
Substitute
Find the location
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Find the location
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Find the location
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Find the location
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Find the location of resultant force
Take moment about the bottom of the wall.
Substitute
Therefore, the location of the resultant is
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