Question

For a surcharge angle β, the passive earth pressure is __________

a.

\(p_p=γz \frac{\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)

b.

\(p_p=γz \frac{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}\)

c.

\(p_p=γz \frac{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}\)

d.

\(p_p=γzcosβ \frac{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}\)

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Answer: (d).\(p_p=γzcosβ \frac{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}\)

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