Determine the active thrust on the wall by culmann method, Civil Engineering

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A retaining wall with its face inclined at 75° with horizontal is 10 m high and retains soil inclined at a uniform surcharge angle of 10°. If the angle of internal friction of the soil is 36°, wall friction angle 18°, unit weight of soil 15 kN/m3, and a line load of intensity 90 kN per metre run of the wall acts at a horizontal distance of 5 m from the crest, verify the active thrust on the wall by Culmann's method.

 


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