CE5108A AY 2021/2022 Sem1

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

CE5108A Lateral Earth Pressures & Retaining Wall Design via EC7
Graduate Certificate Program (AY 2021/22 Semester 1)
Problem Set 3 – Surcharge Effects on Walls due to Strip Loadings

1) Calculate the additional force F acting on the smooth wall due to the strip loading
of 20kN/m2 shown on Figure 1 using

(a) Teng’s (1962) modified Boussinesq equation,

(b) Pappin et al.’s (1986) approach, and
(c) Georgiadis and Anagnostopoulos (1998) approach.
(d) A numerical software tool (e.g. Plaxis)

20 kN/m2

2m 1m

Concrete Dry Sand

6m Wall  = 30

Hard Rock

Figure 1 Wall Subjected to Strip Loading

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2) Calculate the additional force F acting on the smooth wall due to the strip loading
of 100kN/m2 shown on Figure 2 using

(a) Teng’s (1962) modified Boussinesq equation,

(b) Pappin et al.’s (1986) approach, and
(c) Georgiadis and Anagnostopoulos (1998) approach.
(d) A numerical software tool (e.g. Plaxis)

100 kN/m2

5m 2m

Dry Sand
12.5 m
 = 30

Hard Rock

Figure 2 Wall Subjected to Strip Loading