Practice Question: Active Earth Pressure on Cantilever Retaining Wall
NCEES Civil PE Specification III.A.: Lateral earth pressure
Problem
The cantilever retaining wall pictured below is 25 feet in length. Determine the horizontal component of the total active earth pressure resultant force acting on the wall.
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Solution
Answer: D) 486 kip
Calculate the Rankine coefficient of active earth pressure: