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    National Institute of Technology Rourkela Mid - Term Examination, 2019

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    This document is the mid-term examination for an Earth Retaining Structures course. It contains 5 questions related to retaining wall design and analysis. Question topics include calculating active earth pressure using Rankine's theory, deriving an expression for the theoretical depth of a sheet pile wall, determining passive thrust on a retaining wall, estimating active force using Coulomb's theory, and calculating theoretical penetration depth and required sheet pile size for a cantilever sheet pile wall. The examination is out of 30 total marks and students are instructed to answer all questions within the 2 hour time limit.

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    This document is the mid-term examination for an Earth Retaining Structures course. It contains 5 questions related to retaining wall design and analysis. Question topics include calculating active earth pressure using Rankine's theory, deriving an expression for the theoretical depth of a sheet pile wall, determining passive thrust on a retaining wall, estimating active force using Coulomb's theory, and calculating theoretical penetration depth and required sheet pile size for a cantilever sheet pile wall. The examination is out of 30 total marks and students are instructed to answer all questions within the 2 hour time limit.

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    This document is the mid-term examination for an Earth Retaining Structures course. It contains 5 questions related to retaining wall design and analysis. Question topics include calculating active earth pressure using Rankine's theory, deriving an expression for the theoretical depth of a sheet pile wall, determining passive thrust on a retaining wall, estimating active force using Coulomb's theory, and calculating theoretical penetration depth and required sheet pile size for a cantilever sheet pile wall. The examination is out of 30 total marks and students are instructed to answer all questions within the 2 hour time limit.

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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

    MID - TERM EXAMINATION, 2019


    SESSION: 2018 – 2019 (Spring)
    M. Tech. 2nd Semester

    Subject code: CE 6134 Subject Name: Earth Retaining Structures Dept. Code: CE
    No. of pages: 02 Full Marks: 30 Duration: 2 Hours

    Figures at the right hand margin indicate marks.

    Q. No. Particulars Marks

    Answer all Questions


    1 Discuss about the active earth pressure in cohesive soil using Rankine’s 8
    theory with neat diagrams.

    2 Derive the expression for theoretical depth, D of a sheet pile wall 7


    penetrating into sand and also find out the maximum bending moment.

    3 A retaining wall has a vertical back and is 8.5 m high. The soil is sandy 5
    loam of unit weight 18.1 kN/m3. It has a cohesion of 15 kN/m2 and φ =
    30°. Neglecting wall friction, determine the passive thrust on the wall. The
    upper surface of the fill is inclined at an angle of 10ο with respect to the
    horizontal.

    4 For a retaining wall β =10°; α = 85°; H = 4 m; unit weight of soil, γ = 15 5

    kN/m3; soil friction angle, φ= 30°; and δ =15°. Estimate the active force,
    Pa, per unit length of the wall using Coulomb’s theory. Also, state the
    direction and location of the resultant force, Pa.

    5 A cantilever sheet pile wall penetrating a clay layer (Figure 1). Sand 5

    Layer: L1 = 2 m, L2 = 3 m, γ = 15.9 kN/m3, γsat = 19.33 kN/m3, and φ’=


    32°; Clay Layer: c’= 47 kN/m2, γsat = 20.4 kN/m3, and φ’= 0°.
    a. The theoretical and actual depth of penetration. Use Dactual = 1.5Dtheory

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    b. The minimum size of sheet pile section necessary. Use σall = 172.5
    MN/m2.

    Figure 1

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