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Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at

H/4 above the base parallel to base
H/2 above the base parallel to base
H/3 above the base parallel to base
H/5 above the base parallel to base.

Correct Answer: H/3 above the base parallel to base

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