

RCC Structures Design - Engineering
Q1: If p1 and P2 are effective lateral loadings at the bottom and top exerted by a level earth subjected to a superload on the vertical face of height h of a retaining wall, the horizontal pressure p per unit length of the wall, isA ![]() B ![]() C ![]() D ![]() ANS:C - The lateral pressure p per unit length of a retaining wall due to a level earth subjected to superload can be calculated using the Rankine's theory of earth pressure. This theory assumes that the soil behaves as a granular mass with cohesion neglected, and it provides an estimate of the lateral pressure exerted by the soil on the retaining wall. According to Rankine's theory, the lateral pressure p per unit length of the wall is given by: p=1/2γh(1+sinβ) Where:
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