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    This document is an exam for a course on Earth Retaining Structures. It contains 7 questions: 1. Discuss the design procedure for a mechanically stabilized earth wall with geogrid as reinforcement. 2. Determine the soil volume (SV) and length (L) required for a given geogrid-reinforced retaining wall design. 3. Explain the stability analysis of retaining walls with diagrams. The document provides context and diagrams for exam questions on various topics relating to earth retaining structures.

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    This document is an exam for a course on Earth Retaining Structures. It contains 7 questions: 1. Discuss the design procedure for a mechanically stabilized earth wall with geogrid as reinforcement. 2. Determine the soil volume (SV) and length (L) required for a given geogrid-reinforced retaining wall design. 3. Explain the stability analysis of retaining walls with diagrams. The document provides context and diagrams for exam questions on various topics relating to earth retaining structures.

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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

    END SEMESTER 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: 50 Duration: 3 Hours

    Figures at the right hand margin indicate marks.

    Q. No. Particulars Marks

    Answer all Questions


    (Take suitable value, if necessary)
    1 Discuss the design procedure for a mechanically stabilized earth wall with 10
    geogrid as reinforcement.

    2 Consider a geogrid-reinforced retaining wall. Referring to Fig. 1, given: H 5


    = 6 m,  = 16.5 kN/m3, 1’ = 35°, Tall = 45 kN/m, FS(B) = 1.5, FS(P) = 1.5,
    Cr = 0.8, and Ci = 0.75. For the design of the wall, determine SV and L.

     
    Fig. 1
    3 Explain the stability analysis of retaining walls with neat diagrams. 10

    4 Calculate the factor of safety of retaining wall with respect to sliding as


    5
    shown in Fig. 2. The inclined heel is having a slope of 1V:1H.

     
     
    Fig. 2
    5 Discuss briefly about the stability of Braced Cuts in saturated clay with clear 5
    diagrams.

    6 Derive the expressions for various stresses developed in a thick-walled 5


    pressurized cylinders.

    7 In Fig. 3, L1 = 3.05 m, L2 = 1.53 m, l1 = 1.53 m, l2 = 1.52 m, c’ = 0, ’=30,  = 10


    16 kN/m , sat = 17 kN/m and E = 207  10 MN/m . Using the equivalent beam
    3 3 3 2

    method, determine (a) Maximum moment (b) Theoretical depth of penetration


    and (c) Anchor force per unit length of the structure.

     
    Fig. 3

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