Q. The coefficient of earth pressure for active state of plastic equilibrium is given by ___________

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Q. The coefficient of earth pressure for passive state of plastic equilibrium is given by ________

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Q. The coefficient of earth pressure for active state of plastic equilibrium in terms of sine function is _______

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Q. The coefficient of earth pressure for passive state of plastic equilibrium in terms of sine function is _______

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Q. During the active state of plastic equilibrium, the retaining wall moves _______

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Q. During the passive state of plastic equilibrium, the retaining wall moves _______

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Q. In active state of plastic equilibrium, the earth pressure on the wall ________

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Q. In passive state of plastic equilibrium, the earth pressure on the wall ________

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Q. In active state, the failure wedge shows ____________

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Q. In passive state, the failure wedge shows ____________

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Q. The theory of plasticity pertaining to soils is based on ___________

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Q. On designing retaining walls it is necessary to take care of __________ exerted by soil mass.

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Q. The material retained or supported by the retaining structure is called __________

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Q. The coefficient of earth pressure when the soil is at equilibrium is ___________

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Q. The computation of stress in plastic equilibrium is based on __________

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Q. The wedge-shaped portion of the backfill tending to move with the wall is called _______

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Q. In active stress, the major principal stress σ1 acting on the wall will be in __________ plane.

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Q. The plastic state of stress was proposed by ___________

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Q. The position of the backfill lying above the horizontal plane at the top of wall is called _________

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Q. What will be the co-efficient of passive earth pressure, at a depth of 8m in cohesion less soil sand with an angle of internal friction of 30° when the water rises to the ground level?

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