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Problem 2 130 points) A gravity cantilever wall is being designed to contain water in a canal, as shown in Figure 3.3 (Note: There is water only on the left side of the wall, there is no water underneath the base of the wall and on the right side of the wall. 0.8 m Water -10kN/m 4.0m Clay 1.0m (No water) 2.0m 4-39 Concrete -16kN/m Dense gravelly sand (No water) e-仰 5.0m Figure 3-Gravity cantilever wall and material properties Regarding lateral earth pressure calculation, indicate which side of the wall can be considered a) "active" and which side can be considered "passive" [5 points] b) Calculate and draw the diagrams for the vertical and lateral [12.5 points] e) Calculate the Factors of Safety against i) Sliding and i) Overturning. [12.5 points] earth pressures acting in the wall.

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