If embankment is sloping at an angle of 18º to the horizontal, the coefficient of active earth pressure is

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• Let H= height of retaining wall, ϒ=unit weight of backfill and ka = coefficient of active earth pressure, kp = coefficient of passive earth pressure, then the intensity of active earth pressure per unit area of wall at any depth ‘h’ below top of the wall is given by
• Let H= height of retaining wall, ϒ=unit weight of backfill and ka = coefficient of active earth pressure, kp = coefficient of passive earth pressure, then total pressure at any height ‘h’ below top of the wall is given by
• Let H= height of retaining wall, ϒ=unit weight of backfill and ka = coefficient of active earth pressure, kp = coefficient of passive earth pressure, then bending moment at any height ‘h’ below top of the wall is given by
• The relation between ka = coefficient of active earth pressure and kp = coefficient of passive earth pressure is
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• Let height of retaining wall is 5.1m, ϒ=unit weight of backfill is 18kN/m3 and ka = coefficient of active earth pressure is 0.32, then total pressure at height 5.1m below top of the wall is given by
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• Coefficient of active earth pressure ka
• Let height of retaining wall is 5.1m, ϒ=unit weight of backfill is 18kN/m3 and ka = coefficient of active earth pressure is 0.32, then bending moment at height 5.1m below top of the wall is given by