Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : GATE Exam Questions - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
6.
The wall shown in the below figure has failed. The cause of failure or the error made in the design of the failded wall is :
deep slip surface failure
overturning
no proper drainage in the clay backfill
translational failure
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Venu said:   1 decade ago
The height of the retaining wall must equal to the surface of backfill soil otherwise maintain more thickness of wall can also reduces the failures.

Ankita said:   1 decade ago
Due to overturning wall has failed.

Purooshottam said:   1 decade ago
By soil pressure wall has overturned.


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