Q. The coefficient of active earth pressure is_______ than the coefficient of passive pressure.

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Q. The coefficient earth pressure at rest is _______________

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Q. For earth pressure at rest, there will be no ______

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Q. The lateral strain in the horizontal direction is _______

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Q. The lateral earth pressure at rest with respect to Poisson’s ratio is _______

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Q. The coefficient of earth pressure at rest is given by _________

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Q. If γ is the unit weight of soil, then the lateral earth pressure at depth z of soil mass is ______

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Q. The pressure distribution diagram for earth pressure at rest is _______

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Q. The total earth pressure P₀ at rest per unit length for vertical height H is _______

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Q. The coefficient of earth pressure at rest is represented as _________ expression given by Jaky.

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Q. For cohesion-less soil, the angle of internal friction is 45°, find the K₀.

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Q. A backfill of a retaining wall consists of γ=19 kN/m³ which is 6 m high. Find the total earth pressure per meter length. Given coefficient of earth pressure at rest is 0.5.

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Q. If K₀=0.4, then find the value of µ.

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Q. For μ=0.3, find K₀.

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Q. A backfill of a retaining wall consists of γ=19 kN/m³ which is 6 m high. Find the lateral earth pressure per meter length. Given coefficient of earth pressure at rest is 0.5.

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Q. Originally, Rankine’s theory of lateral earth pressure can be applied to only _______

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Q. Rankine’s theory of lateral pressure was extended to other soil by __________

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Q. Based on the assumptions of Rankine’s theory, the soil mass is __________

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Q. Which of the following cases for cohesion less backfill in Rankine’s theory is considered?

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Q. The factor that is responsible for inclination of resultant pressure to the retaining wall is __________

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