Tutorial (Calculation of Earth pressure) 1) A vertical retaining wall, having a smooth back, is 6m high. It retains granular backfill with a unit weight of 19 kN/m’ and angle of fiiction of 33°. The soil surface is horizontal a) Draw the active earth pressure diagram and determine the total active thrust on ‘the wall and its point of application. b) Repeat (a) above for the case with a water table at 1.8m below ground level Assume the saturated unit weight of backfill below the water table is 20 kN/m’. ©) Repeat (a) above forthe ease with a uniform surcharge of 10 kN/m* acting on the soil surface. 2) Using Rankine theory, calculate the active and passive earth pressures in a dry soil ‘with © = 20° and y =19 KNim’ at a depth of Sm and draw the corresponding Mohr circles, 3) For the retaining wall shown below, find the active thrust per metre run of wall a) When the soil is dry b) Asin (a) above, but with 100 kN/m* surcharge ©) Asin (a) above, but with water table at 2m below the ground level, > 3.0m! Gravel: = 40°; y= 16 KN/m®; you = 18 KNim* Sand: §= 30° 7.0m y= 16KNim; Yau = 18 KN/m? 4) For the same wall, determine the total passive resistance: a) When the soil is dry b)_ Asin (a) above, but with water table at 2m below ground level.5) A vertical retaining wall having a smooth back is 6m high. It retains soil horizontal surface, with the following properties: ¢ = SKN /m?, ¢ = 35°, and SEN / (@) Draw the active pressure diagram and find the overturning moment per metre run of wall, (b) Repeat a) above for the case if water table rose to ground level in the retained soil with weepholes blocked.