31 Jan 2023 12:45:23 - Soil Mechanics Quiz - 0503056 - Solution.

sm

ϕ 30 °
lbf
γ 108
3
ft

lbf
γw 62.4
3
ft

γ' γsat γw

lbf
γ' γsat 62.4
3
ft

Hw 10 ft
zw Hw 10 ft
Ht 20 ft

lbf
F 9000
ft

2
ϕ
Ka tan 45 ° 0.3333
2

2
Ka γ hw γ' zw
Pa
2
50 γsat lbf
Pa 760
3 ft

2
γw zw
lbf
Pw 3120
2 ft

Ht Hw
M0 Pa Pw F Ht
3 3

50 x lbf 20 ft lbf 10 ft lbf

f x 760 3120 9000 20 ft
3 ft 3 ft 3 ft

solve f x , x , 0 , 2000 1480.8

lbf
γsat 1480.8
3
ft

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