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Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes

soil mass is homogeneous, dry and cohesionless
ground surface is a plane which may be horizontal or inclined
back of the wall is vertical and smooth
wall yields about the base
all the above.

Correct Answer: all the above.

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