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a.
back fill is dry, cohesionless, homogeneous and isotropic
b.
slip surface is the plane which passes through the heel of the wall
c.
sliding wedge itself acts as a rigid body and the value of earth pressure is obtained by considering the limiting equilibrium of the wedge
d.
all the above.
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