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Government Engineering College, Godhra

Department of Civil Engineering


Subject:- Geotechnical Engineering Year :- II

Subject Code :- 3130606 Semester :- III

Assignment No.: - 6.1


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EARTH PRESSURE
1) Briefly explain the conditions of Active earth pressure, Passive earth
pressure and Earth pressure at rest.
2) State the assumptions in the Rankine’s theory of earth pressure.
3) Explain Rankine theory for active and passive earth pressure in cohesive
soil.
4) Explain Culmann’s graphical method for determination of active earth
pressure.
5) Explain Rebhann’s graphical method for active earth pressure.
6) A retaining wall retains a ‘X1’ m high backfill, γ = 17.7 kN/m3 and ɸ=25°
with uniform surface. γ’ = 18 kN/m3, γW = 9.81 kN/m3. Assuming the wall
surface to be vertical, determine the magnitude and the point of
application of the total active earth pressure. If water table is at a height of
6 m, how far do the magnitude and the point of application of the total
active earth pressure changed?
7) A retaining wall has a smooth vertical back has to retain a sand backfill of
‘X2’ m height. A uniform surcharge of 20 kN/m2 is placed over the
backfill. The W.T. is 4 m below the ground level. The specific gravity of
solids and void ratio of backfill are 2.6 and 0.76 respectively. The degree
of saturation is 25%. The angle of friction is 30°, both below and above
W.T. Draw pressure distribution diagram and determine magnitude and
the point of application of resultant active thrust on the wall.
8) A retaining wall 6 m high, with vertical back supports cohesive soil
backfill having unit weight 19 kN/m3 and the angle of internal friction as
zero. c = ‘X3’ kN/m2. Calculate (i) Internal pressure intensity at the top
(ii) Depth of tension crack (iii) Lateral pressure intensity at the base.
9) A retaining wall ‘X4’ m high, supports a backfill c = 20 kN/m2, Φ = 30°,
γ = 20 kN/m3, with horizontal top, flush with the top of the wall. The
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Government Engineering College, Godhra
Department of Civil Engineering
Subject:- Geotechnical Engineering Year :- II

Subject Code :- 3130606 Semester :- III

backfill carries a surcharge of 20 kN/m2. If the wall is pushed towards the


backfill, compute the total passive pressure on the wall, and its point of
application.
10) A retaining wall 6 m high retains cohesionless soil having unit weight of
20 kN/m3 and angle of friction of 30°. If the surface of the backfill slope
upwards at ‘X5’ degree to the horizontal, determine active thrust per
metre length of wall using Rankine’s theory.
11) Determine the active earth pressure on the retaining wall of 5 m high for
the following data. (i) Top 2.5 m, soil Φ = 35°, γ = 17 kN/m3, (ii) Bottom
2.5 m, soil Φ = 38°, γ = 18 kN/m3. Water level is at 2.5 m below ground
surface. Adopt γW = 18 kN/m3.
12) A rigid retaining wall, ‘X6’ m high is restrained from yielding. The
backfill consists of cohesionless soil having Φ = 26° and γ = 19 kN/m3.
Compute the total earth pressure per metre length of the wall.
13) A retaining wall, ‘X7’ m high, with vertical back, retains soil fill, the
upper face of fill is horizontal. The back face of the wall is smooth.
Determine the Rankine active earth pressure on the wall, (a) before the
formation of crack and (b) after the formation of crack. Take C = 5
kN/m2, γ = 17.5 kN/m3 and angle of friction = 30°.
14) A counterfort wall of ‘X8’ m height retains non-cohesive backfill. The
void ratio and angle of internal friction of the backfill respectively are 0.7
and 30°, in the loose state, and they are 0.40 and 40° in the dense state.
Calculate and compare active earth pressure in both the states. Take
specific gravity of soil grains as 2.7.

Batch X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8
C1 10 7 25 6 18 8 7 13
C2 9 10 15 5 12 7 8 12
C3 11 9 30 7 20 5 6 11
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