Civil Engineering Exams (Civil Design) – Flashcard Mode

An 8m high retaining wall is subjected to lateral earth pressure increasing from 0 at the top to 138 kPa at the base. Flexural rigidity EI = 4.5 x 10 ¹⁴ N.mm². Analyze per meter length of wall.
To prevent excessive deflection at the free end, the wall is braced at the top. Find the force (kN) exerted at the propped end of the wall so that the resulting deflection is 0.