Question

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

a.

H/4 above the base parallel to base

b.

H/2 above the base parallel to base

c.

H/3 above the base parallel to base

d.

H/5 above the base parallel to base.

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Answer: (c).H/3 above the base parallel to base

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