Question

5. Consider the wall shown below. Dimensions are in meters. 0.5 sand ' = 37 1K 0.5 A. Determine the active force acting on the wall. Circle your answer. Ans. 35.8

kN/m B. Determine the FS for sliding. Circle your answer. Ans. 2.80 C. Determine the FS for overturning. Circle your answer. Ans. 1.91 D. Determine the FS for overturning if a row of tiebacks is placed 2 meters below the backfill's ground surface. Tieback spacing is 3 meters. The capacity of each tieback is 40 kN. Circle your answer. Ans. 2.47

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