Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
In a cantilever retaining wall, the stem is designed as:
RCCRetaining Wall DesignMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
A simply supported slab between base and top
B
A cantilever fixed at the base
C
A propped cantilever
D
A continuous slab
Correct Answer
B. A cantilever fixed at the base
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The stem of a cantilever retaining wall acts as a vertical cantilever fixed at the base slab, subjected to the lateral earth pressure (triangular loading increasing from zero at top to maximum at base).
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