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A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of

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Mohsin Qureshi
Mohsin Qureshi 6 years ago
soil resultant act to back of wall at 5 degree and lateral angle of friction is 7 deg so sum of two angle gives 12 degree lateral horizontal force
Jignesh Singh
Jignesh Singh 7 years ago
Please explain !
SAI LIKHITH
SAI LIKHITH 8 years ago
please give solution to this question
Ankita Nannaware
Ankita Nannaware 8 years ago
How
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