Questlon 3 The cantilever retaining wall shown below supports a granular material of saturated density of...
Figure 1.1, below, shows a proposed concrete cantilever retaining wall Assess the stability of the wall assuming that u 0.45, Yconc. =24 kN/m8, the maximum (i) allowable bearing pressure for the sand is 200 kPa, and the wall rotates about point O. (18 marks) (ii) f the proposed wall does not satisfy the design criteria, list 4 options that might be employed to improve the wall's stability. (2 marks) 1 2. 3. 4. 300 mm с, — 20 kPa =...
RCD3601/101/0/2019 QUESTION 8 Figura o shows the section through a neonased reinforced concrete cantilever retaining wall that will be situated on a property boundary. Grade 30/19 concrete and high tensile steel reinforcement is to be The backfill behind the wall is sloping at an angle of 15º measured from the horizontal and is subjected to an imposed load of 2.5 kN/m². A geotechnical report gave the following soil parameters: • Unit weight of soil (V) = 17 kN/m • Angle...
QUESTION 3 (40 Points) A concrete cantilever retaining wall is shown in the figure below. Using Rankine's Theory for the earth pressures, check stability against overturning and sliding. CLEARLY STATE THE REASONS FOR ANY ASSUMPTIONS YOU MAY MAKE. →lak Ground level I=I =//= y = ? 0 = ? c=0 Unit weightconcrete =24kN/m Pp=0 | 7 m 721211 Pick your own input data for the variables a, b,d,e, f such that a<f and that all the dimensions will make sense...