COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Activity No and
3F – Lateral Earth Pressure
GEOTECH 1 Title:
Name of
Geotechnical Student:
Engineering 1 Date
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Assume that the retaining wall shown in Figure 13.36 is frictionless. Determine the Rankine active force per
unit length of the wall, the variation of active earth pressure with depth, and the location of the resultant.

PROBLEM H (Deg) γ
13.8 9m 41 19.5 kN/m3

Assume that the retaining wall shown in Figure 13.36 is frictionless. Determine the Rankine passive force per
unit length of the wall, the variation of active earth pressure with depth, and the location of the resultant.

PROBLEM H (Deg) γ
13.8 12m 27 20.5 kN/m3