There is a wall subjocted to a O poll eyatom es ahou In FigurG 1. The proparles of Soll layer as belows: -50 N Sal...
The soil conditions adjacent to a sheet pile wall are given in the Figure 2 below, a surcharge pressure of 40 kN/m2 being carried on the surface behind the wall. Draw the active and passive lateral earth pressure diagrams; and determine the active and passive forces acting on 1m length of the wall. The properties of the clay layer: Cohesion: c 10 kN/m2 Shear resistance angle: #25° Unit weight: y-19.5 kN/m3 9-40 kN/m Clay Clay Figure 3 The following may...
5) (25 points) A sheet pile wall is constructed as shown in the figure. Groundwater m below the ground surface Soil properties for clay: c' Soil properties for sand:4, 10 kPa, φ,-26", and γ = 18 kN/㎡ 32°, and -20 kNm? a. 20 points) Plot active and passive lateral earth pressures on both si b. (5 points) Calculate the passive horizontal force acting on the wall. 20 kN/m2 clay sand 2 m wall
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...
1 Calculate the factor of safety against overturning and sliding for the concrete retaining wall shown in the figure below, without taking into consideration the passive earth pressure. (50 Points) Assume that 115 lbs/cf unit weight of soil: unit weight of concrete: 150 lbs/cf angle of internal friction: 30 coefficient of friction: 0.350 0° B: 14 5' 2" Ha 14 2.5 Compaction (Soils engineering uses the symbol ys for dry density and uses the term dry unit weight. In the...
Sove for part 1 CV 5263 HW 1 (2018-19) Name: Problem 2: Lateral Earth Pressure Theories For both part 1 and part 2 determine: Magnitude of active resultant force per length of wall Location (height) of the active resultant force from the base of wall Direction (angle above horizontal) of the active resultant force Horizontal component of the active resultant force per length of wall Vertical component of the active resultant force per length of wall . Part 1: Coulomb...
A cantilever concrete retamung wall, sbowa in Figure 1. is required to retain 11.3 m of sand wathy - 20 k about A? (Neglect passive resistance and assume Rankine's conditions are satisfied) 30%. Tbe uut weight of conczete (re) u 30 kNm. Comsudeng 1 m enth of the wall calculate the factor of saléty for the wal aguinst overturnung 0.5 m Rankine's Active earth pressure Rankine's Passive earth pressure Sand sin y-20 kNI sin 11.5 0.5 m 3.5 m 0.5...
Problem 2 (60 points) A gravity wall with granular backfill and inclined surface is shown in Fig. 2. The friction angles between the backfill and the wall (8) -20°, and the soil and base of the wall (n) - 15'. The adhesion between the soil and the base of the wall (C)-110 psf. (B-5 ft) Je=50 2 ft inclination angle H 15 ft Gravity Wall Granular backfill 0=320 y = 115 pcf y = 150 pcf Base Soil Ca =...
b) In a construction site of a congested city, a vertical cut slope will be constructed to maximize the land area. Hence, a 5.0 m height of concrete cantilever wall was selected. If the unit weight of the concrete wall is 24 kN/m and the cross-sectional view of the wall is shown as in Figure Q2(b); (i) Draw the lateral earth pressure diagram using Rankine-Bell theory for active and passive state. Determine the lateral thrust (P) and its line of...
Question 2 (a) A 4 m high masonry retaining wall of width 1.8 is built to retain a 2-layered soil profile shown in Figure 2 on Bonham Road on Hong Kong Island with a surface sucharge of 20 kPa. The soil parameters are given in the figure. During raining season, ground water rises to interface between Soil 1 and Soil 2. Assume that there is no friction between the vertical wall and the soils. The sliding friction angle between the...
Problem 1 (45%) properties Nm 30 The eosting sol (below the bose) has the 18 kNm ."z 36. The wall is embedded 1 m into the existing soil coarse-grained sol wh wn in Figure 1, is required to retain 6 m of soil. The backdil o a with Yt18 K and a drainage system base of the wall as en is provided, as shown, The groundwater level is 4.5 m below the cloaged during the surface. Negiect a. Determine the...