Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at
Civil Engineering
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Choose an option
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AH/4 above the base parallel to base
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BH/2 above the base parallel to base
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CH/3 above the base parallel to base
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DH/5 above the base parallel to base.
Answer
Correct Answer: H/3 above the base parallel to base